Company Name: Cars.com

Job Details: $176k-$220k/yrRemoteFull,Time

Job Url: https://hiring.cafe/viewjob/6e58gac9xm53rld1

Job Description: Posted 3w agoPrincipal Software Engineer@ Cars.comView All JobsWebsiteUnited States$176k-$220k/yrRemoteFull TimeResponsibilities:Lead architecture, Mentor engineers, Drive excellenceRequirements Summary:10+ years software engineering; architect high-traffic distributed systems; remote leadership; bridge backend to mobile via GraphQL.Technical Tools Mentioned:GraphQL, Backend, Mobile development, iOS, Android
Be essential at Cars CommerceAt Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, our reputation-based digital wholesale auction marketplace, Dealerclub, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challengeand Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we're obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.About us:Join us in shaping the future of Automotive Commerce. Our Marketplace Engineering Team (cars.com) is on a transformative journey, building innovative services that will redefine the way we deliver value. As a Principal Software Engineer you will lead the cars.com  domain at Cars Commerce. An exceptional opportunity to influence the future of our platforms and drive meaningful change at scale to make an impact on the industry.At Cars Commerce, we’re passionate about helping shoppers meet their perfect car match. Our culture of openness, growth, innovation, and diversity starts with people. Every day we’re hyper-focused on helping people find their perfect match, build relationships, and deliver results. We welcome hard conversations and collaborate with each other to find solutions while focusing on the outcome at hand. Cars.com has revolutionized the automotive industry for both shoppers and sellers alike through technology, and we’d love to have you join us to boldly ride into the future.Your role  [100% remote. May require onsite interviews]:Our mission on the Marketplace Engineering team is to build a trusted marketplace that facilitates a simple, fun, and fast experience for car buyers and sellers. By joining our team you will be in the driver’s seat as we build novel Full Stack solutions that support frictionless experiences for our users throughout the automotive ecosystem, and across the Cars.com website (and MobileApp experiences)This is an exciting role because as a Principal Software Engineer with the Marketplace (Cars.com) team, you will help tens of millions of people like you and me find their perfect car match each year, with our 4.7 star rated Android and 4.8 star rated iOS apps being a critical part of our strategy. We’re looking for a Principal Engineer with 10+ years of aggregate software engineering experience to architect and evangelize how we bridge our backend services to power our mobile apps via GraphQL.Why You'll be excited about this roleThis opportunity enables you to...Drive technical excellence by championing best practices in software design, operational maturity, and engineering quality across the organizationHave a high degree of agency, autonomy, and ambiguity: You’ll work with our platform and feature teams as well as our iOS and Android mobile engineering team to determine technical needs and constraints. Act as a trusted partner and advisor to the Marketplace teams —aligning technical solutions with business goals, guiding complex decisions, and balancing near-term delivery with long-term scalabilityBe a leader and a mentor – enabling teams around you to deliver effectively and efficiently. Outside of engineering, you’ll be working with cross-functional teams such as product, marketing, analytics, and data to understand our short-term and long-term business objectives and need to reconcile competing demands, constraints, and requirements across all of these stakeholders in order to devise technical solutions.Lead by example through hands-on contributions to high-impact, cross-functional projects, embedding with engineering teams to guide architecture, design, and implementation decisionsFoster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and trust by building strong relationships across teams, encouraging open communication, and influencing through empathy and credibilityMentor and support engineers across all levels, helping them grow in technical depth, architectural thinking, and leadership skillsContinuously evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to modernize our tech stack and improve development velocitySocialize and implement this solution, taking particular care to ensure we have tight feedback loops so we can practice continuous improvement and ensuring the entire organization is ascribing to the best practices you put forth.Leader and a force multiplier. Not only will you bridge systems technically, you’ll be bridging the gap between organizations to ensure that we can all arrive at the best solution we can given the information we have available. We're excited about you because ....Your experience : You have 10+ years of software engineering experienceYour technical depth : 5+ years of experience architecting high-traffic, large-scale distributed software systems and establishing best practicesYou have Knowledge of how to craft a vision for a technical platform, weighing both business and technical goals and concerns, and effectively selling that vision to decision makers as well as the individuals chartered to execute upon that visionYou are a coach : The ability to create training programs to onboard engineers onto new technologies, systems, and architectures, and up-level those already privyYour diverse background : Technical knowledge from working with web and mobile apps, either backend systems that support the apps or the apps themselvesYour Leadership : Experience being a technical leader in a 100% remote environment, influencing stakeholders across design, engineering, and technology, both within your own organization and across an enterpriseBonus : AI Agent development experience and/or knowledge  In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position. In addition to base salary, some roles are eligible for our bonus and/or equity programs, depending on level and role. Regular full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the salary range is close to what you're seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package for this position.Salary Range$175,800.00-219,750.00Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare PlansNew Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-UpGenerous PTORefuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and resetPaid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge DayLearn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!For US-based Positions: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Please note that we are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 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