Who we are
At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, were the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and weve been profitable for over 15 years.
What we do
The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurusour employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!
Role overview
We are hiring for a frontend engineer on our Consumer App team to build features and develop solutions to drive our consumer-facing mobile app forward. Consumer is the core functionality of our business and mobile app is one of our fastest growing business areas!
The Consumer Mobile App team is rebuilding and reimagining our entire user experience to help our customers find the perfect car for them, at a fair price. You will have the opportunity to realize this vision, building out mobile-focused features (largely in React Native and TypeScript) to make our app fast, responsive, and flexible. You will be building net-new features for our most engaged audience.
What you'll do
- Build differentiated mobile app experiences, release architecture, and improvements to our mobile app ecosystems
- Collaborate with a UX team to build accessible, user-friendly features
- Regularly ship changes to a mobile app with millions of users
- Be deeply engaged in the full development lifecycle: design, develop, test, and deploy
- Share your technical expertise during architectural design discussions and technology selection
- Collaborate with your colleagues in a lively, congenial atmosphere
What you'll bring
- 3+ years of experience working in JavaScript development
- Experience with TypeScript, and React
- Experience with React Native or mobile development is a plus (not required)
- Passionate about continuous learning of React ecosystems and open source technology
- Passionate about performant, extensible code
- Understanding and interest in consumer experiences
- Experience with Agile processes
- Skilled communicator with a collaborative spirit and strong attention to detail
- Ownership mindset
- Experience with AppsFlyer or other MMPs is a plus
- Experience with Swift/Kotlin/Objective-C/Java is a plus
Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
We welcome all
CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potentialstarting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Thats why we hope youll apply even if you dont check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid
