Senior Software Engineer, Dealer Inspire Websites & Inventory (P3)

Company Information

Cars Commerce is a leading automotive technology provider dedicated to simplifying the car buying and selling process. Through its renowned marketplace, Cars.com, industry-leading digital experience Dealer Inspire, trade and appraisal technology AccuTrade, and the Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

Cars Commerce fosters a collaborative environment built on shared values:

• Rise Together: Prioritizing people from consumers to customers to the community.
• Open to All: Encouraging open-minded communication and valuing diverse thinking.
• Caring to Challenge: Fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment.
• Taking Ownership: Acting today with a focus on tomorrow.
• Doing the Right Thing: Upholding integrity, even when difficult.

Cars Commerce was recognized as a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, highlighting its commitment to employee well-being, including quality of pay, benefits, and work-life balance.

Position Overview

Dealer Inspire, a Cars.com company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its Websites & Inventory team. This role focuses on enhancing existing backend services, troubleshooting and optimizing current systems, and building scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that power the Dealer Inspire platform. The Websites Vehicle Inventory is the core of the Dealer Inspire website platform, providing data for all products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a lead engineer to design and develop high-performance, API-based backend services that meet service level objectives (SLOs) and scale to support significant traffic.
• Enhance existing backend services, troubleshoot issues, and optimize current systems for performance and reliability.
• Build scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that power the Dealer Inspire platform.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and system architecture to foster a collaborative and high-performing development team.
• Utilize architecture patterns and iterative approaches to improve legacy services.
• Contribute to hands-on coding and the design of backend services that meet evolving product requirements.
• Ensure the quality and reliability of systems through testing, observability, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Leverage Kubernetes and containerized services for optimized deployment, scalability, and resilience.

Requirements

• Experienced, results-driven software engineer with a strong foundation in building scalable and reliable backend systems.
• Proficiency in designing and developing API-based services capable of handling high traffic volumes while ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Solid understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices.
• Ability to make technical decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term stability.
• Experience with architecture patterns and iterative approaches for improving legacy services.
• Comfortable with both hands-on coding and designing backend services.
• Understanding of the importance of testing, observability, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized services.

Employment Type

Full time

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