Manager, Software Development Engineering

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, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve 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 CarGurus—our 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 CarGurus is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Autolist team within our Consumer Engineering organization. CarGurus is reimagining the automotive shopping experience for consumers, and the Autolist team is helping millions of shoppers find their next car. Our team owns critical parts of the journey from the moment a shopper begins researching a vehicle through discovery, evaluation, and purchase. Autolist operates as a distinct marketplace brand and subsidiary of CarGurus. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers building consumer experiences that help people find and get a vehicle they love. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity at an exciting moment. We are evolving our engineering practices toward AI-enabled and increasingly agentic ways of working, and this manager will help translate that evolution into how the team designs, builds, tests, and operates software. You will shape technical direction, grow engineers, partner closely with Product, UX, and Analytics, and help deliver experiences used by millions of automotive shoppers. About the role As Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented, collaborative team responsible for important parts of the Autolist consumer experience, including its mobile apps and platform. You will combine technical judgment, product thinking, and people leadership to help the team deliver high-quality software and continuously improve how it works. You will work across the stack and across disciplines. The ideal candidate is a strong engineering generalist who can engage in architecture and system design, understand the needs of consumer applications, and create the clarity and focus required to move complex initiatives from concept to measurable outcomes. Mobile-app experience is a strong plus, particularly experience leading teams that build customer-centric mobile products. You do not need experience with both iOS and Android, and we are open to candidates whose mobile experience is grounded in one platform or in close partnership with mobile teams. We value the ability to reason about consumer app experiences and platform choices as the product evolves, including the potential for more platform-agnostic approaches over time. What you’ll do • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers; support technical development, career growth, performance, and a collaborative, high-performing culture. • Set technical direction for the team, balancing near-term delivery with investments in architecture, reliability, scalability, and developer effectiveness. • Lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, Product, UX, and Analytics through ideation,