Sr Software Engineer, Websites
At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.
No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.
But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
- Writing high quality production-ready code, paired with automated tests
- Work across the Websites Team and own/execute features with large business impact and reach
- Design solutions to accomplish business goals for a particular area of the application
- Advocate for best practices and contribute to technical process improvements
- Participate and provide substantive feedback during code reviews; engage junior team members in mentoring relationships
- Producing well organized user guides and documentation, setting a high standard for the team
- Ownership of Incident response and resolution
- Participation in on-call rotations
Required Skills & Experience:
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrated skill with a variety of languages and frameworks
- Demonstrated proficiency in complex database design and query optimization
- Ability to solve/triage complex issues across many components of a production system
- Possesses comprehensive understanding of secure software development practice
- Strong understanding of build processes/test automation
- Strong verbal & written communication skills
- Ability to produce comprehensive and well organized documentation, diagrams, and user guides
- Advanced understanding of Agile methodologies and concepts
- Proficiency in Docker, Kubernetes, Python, PHP, MySQL
Highly Desired:
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
- Formal degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related field
- Experience with job queue/messaging systems
- Experience leading projects or functioning as a team lead
- Proficiency in Rust, Selenium
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In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position which is not inclusive of bonuses, benefits or other forms of compensation that the position may be eligible for. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the salary range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package for this position.
Salary Range
$131,400—$164,300 USD
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
- 401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
- New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Generous PTO
Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
- Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
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