Staff Software Engineer

Employment Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Cars Commerce is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Platform and Core Services organization. This role is crucial in revitalizing our customer-facing tooling across the Cars Commerce platform. You will develop a comprehensive technical strategy to simplify and amplify user experiences and the capabilities they enable. This is an exceptional opportunity to influence the future of our platform, drive meaningful change at scale, and make a significant impact within the automotive industry.

About the Role

The Platform Core Services team is undergoing a transformation, building innovative services and redefining how we deliver value to our customers. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:

• Help revitalize customer-facing tooling across our platform.
• Develop a comprehensive technical strategy to simplify and amplify user experiences.
• Drive the creation of core UI capabilities to power user experiences across the Cars Commerce platform.
• Work across team boundaries to design and develop reusable components with developer-friendly APIs.
• Build performance-optimized front-end systems that scale across teams and brands.

About You

We are looking for candidates who possess:

• Deep expertise in front-end and browser technologies.
• A passion for thoughtful developer and user experience design.
• The ability to architect reusable component systems.
• Experience building and evolving design systems.
• In-depth understanding of browsers.
• Thoughtfulness regarding code ergonomics and a desire to create tools engineers love using.
• The ability to architect reusable UI platforms and debug layout issues across multiple browsers.
• A champion for performance (Core Web Vitals, caching, async assets).
• Prioritization of usability and accessibility.
• A platform mindset for front-end development.
• Understanding of the importance of testing, observability, and CI/CD build pipelines for reliable value delivery.

Company Information

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.

Our Values:

• Rise Together: Putting people at the center of what we do.
• Open to All: Encouraging open-minded communication for diverse thinking.
• Caring to Challenge: Fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment.
• Taking Ownership: Thinking about tomorrow but acting today.
• Doing the Right Thing: Maintaining integrity, even when it’s hard.

As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we are obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors important to employee wellbeing, such as quality of pay, benefits, work-life balance, and more.