Software Engineer, Co-Op
Car shopping is complicated. At CarGurus, we use data and technology to make it simple, giving people the tools they need to confidently find, buy, finance, or sell a car. The best part? Our work makes a real impact. We’re the most-visited car-shopping site in the US and we are growing fast in our international markets. Ready to come along for the ride?
Intern at CarGurus. Build your resume. Network. Get hands on experience.
Eligibility: FOR THIS CO-OP ROLE, YOU MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AND AVAILABLE JANUARY TO JUNE FOR AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK
Teams / Project Opportunities:
Algorithmic Traffic Acquisition: Design and develop algorithms to optimize customer acquisition and advertising efficiency. Collaborate with our best-in-brand engineers to evolve our big data processes in an ever shifting real-world environment. SQL experience is a plus.
Infrastructure Engineering: Build new Java micro-services that are deployed in containers on AWS leveraging technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. Solve problems related to code and data separation. Learn how to scale an application for production usage. Modernize and improve existing services to be more scalable and streamlined. Build reusable, accessible components for our user interface.
Consumer Retention: Create rich UI experiences that engage users and scale our marketing channels. We are heavily focused on growing our core products through data-driven experimentation and building new products that better engage users to return to the site. Our goal is to create products that put the customer first. ReactJS experience is a plus.
US Consumer Listings: Help millions of shoppers find the car they're looking for by improving their search experience. Run AB tests, make enhancements, and build rich UI experiences on the Search Results and Vehicle Description pages. ReactJS experience is a plus.
Majors Accepted:
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
CarGurus Culture:
At CarGurus, we invest in our people’s professional growth with everything from learning and development programs to tuition reimbursement. Want to work on projects that expand your skill set without sacrificing your work/life balance? You got it. We also strive to provide perks and benefits that employees actually care about like free lunch, commuter subsidies, and more. That includes equity in the company—our way of showing that we want you here for the long haul.
We work hard every day to build the world’s most trusted and transparent automotive marketplace, but trust and transparency don’t just apply to our consumers. They extend to our talent, too. We aim to create a workplace where everyone feels they can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—where you don’t just fit, you thrive. We don’t discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
In addition to the US, CarGurus operates sites in Canada and the UK. We have offices in Cambridge, MA; Detroit, MI; Dublin, Ireland; San Francisco, CA and London, UK. Check out our careers page to learn more.