Engineering Apex

<p style="text-align: center;">Learn more about Carvana Apex for new grads and early career engineers here:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://carvana.com/careers/new-grads">Accelerate Your Career!</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Before you proceed to the application, please prepare your 3–5 minute "Apex Pitch" video</span>.</p> <p>Your video should be a short walkthrough of what led you to apply and how you went about solving a specific problem using technology. We don’t expect high production value, we just want the real you.</p> <p><strong>Please address these three areas:</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>The "Why":</strong> Why Carvana, and why join us at this specific moment?</li> <li><strong>The Track:</strong> Why is Software Engineering the right fit for your skills?</li> <li><strong>The Build:</strong> Walk us through an AI-driven project or solution you’ve personally built.</li> <ul> <li>Show us what you built and explain the thought-process behind some of the decisions you made along the way.</li> <li>Detail exactly how AI played a role in building it.</li> <li>Use a screen-recording tool and walk us through your code, documentation, or other artifacts while you share.</li> </ul> </ol> <p><strong>How to Record Share</strong></p> <p>You can use any tool you like, but our favorites for tech demos allow us to see your face and your screen while you share:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Loom (Recommended):</strong> Great for "picture-in-picture" recordings of you and your screen.</li> <li><strong>Camtasia or Clipchamp:</strong> Best if you want to edit multiple takes together.</li> <li><strong>Zoom: </strong>Use “shared screen with speaker view.”</li> </ul> <p>Ensure your video is uploaded to a cloud service such as YouTube or Google Drive and set to "Public,” Unlisted,” or "Anyone with the link can view." Test your link in an Incognito or Private browser window before submitting to make sure we can see it.</p> <p><strong>About Us and the Apex Program</strong></p> <p>Carvana is the fastest-growing used auto retailer in U.S. history. Our technology teams are the engine behind:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Next-Gen E-commerce:</strong> End-to-end platforms for buying and selling cars via Carvana.com and our mobile apps.</li> <li><strong>AI-Driven Support:</strong> Proprietary CRM and AI tools managing chat, email, SMS, and voice.</li> <li><strong>Computer Vision:</strong> 360° photography and interactive merchandising using cutting-edge AI.</li> <li><strong>Advanced Fintech:</strong> The world’s most sophisticated, self-service automotive lending platform.</li> <li><strong>Logistics Robotics:</strong> Managing a nationwide fleet and enterprise-grade automation for the largest reconditioning facilities in the US.</li> <li><strong>AI Developer Experience:</strong> Early adoption of AI tools to optimize our own developer efficiency.</li> </ul> <p><em>What you’ll experience and deliver as part of our inaugural cohort</em></p> <ul> <li><strong>Contribute to Scale:</strong> Own medium-to-large projects with cross-functional impact.</li> <li><strong>Write Elite Code:</strong> Develop scalable, testable, and modularized solutions.</li> <li><strong>Master the Stack:</strong> Work with cloud systems (Azure), Kafka for real-time streaming, and Kubernetes for scaling.</li> <li><strong>Collaborate:</strong> Use Agile methodologies to design new features alongside Product and Design. You will be part of a cohort that learns together, and also part of a core team of experienced developers.</li> <li><strong>Stay Ahead:</strong> Explore new technologies and approaches to bring Carvana’s engineering to the next level.</li> </ul> <p><em>What you’ll need to succeed </em></p> <ul> <li><strong>Experience:</strong> 0–3 years of software development experience.</li> <li><strong>Tech Stack:</strong> Proficiency in C# / .NET Core (GraphQL/RESTful via Web API) and Azure services OR JavaScript / TypeScript (React Hooks, Next.js, Nx). ... (truncated, view full listing at source)