Principal Frontend Engineer, Dealer Engagement Platform

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>What we do</strong></p> <p>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!</p></div><p><strong>Role overview</strong></p> <p>CarGurus' Dealer Engagement Platform group is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Frontend Engineer to help drive the next generation of analytics, data products, and dealer-facing experiences. In this impactful role, work closely with teams in the Dealer organization, Product, Data Science, Product Data Analytics, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to deliver scalable, insightful, and intuitive market intelligence solutions. If you're a strategic thinker and executor who thrives on transforming complex data into impactful, easy-to-understand insights, we’d love to hear from you!</p> <p><strong>What you'll do</strong></p> <ul> <li>Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists to turn ideas into fully implemented features, from design through implementation, testing and measurement.</li> <li>Build and ship new frontend features that deliver a polished, high-quality user experience.</li> <li>Take ownership of architecture and design decisions for new capabilities, particularly for systems that handle large-scale data and present it intuitively to users.</li> <li>Ensure systems are performant, reliable, and scalable, while maintaining security and best practices.</li> <li>Elevate the team's code and practices by writing efficient, maintainable, and well-tested code, and by conducting code reviews and mentoring others.</li> <li>Continuously learn, adopt, and advocate for new technologies and methodologies to improve team effectiveness and product quality.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>8+ years of professional software development experience with modern web applications using JavaScript (ES6+) frameworks, preferably React.</li> <li>Experience with TypeScript and React</li> <li>Experience working in Platform teams , working across internal and external stakeholders</li> <li>Experience with AI tools to ideate quickly</li> <li>Able to provide technical guidance and mentor engineers across the organization</li> <li>Experience working in cross-functional teams with technical and non-technical partners</li> <li>The ability to iterate and ship ideas quickly</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span data-sheets-root="1">The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position. On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles.<br><br>Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant educati ... (truncated, view full listing at source)