[Hiring] Sr. Software Engineer @Cars.com LLC

Apr 04, 2025 - Cars.com LLC is hiring a remote Sr. Software Engineer. 💸 Salary: $115,300.00-144,150.00. 📍Location: USA.

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Role Description

This role involves enhancing existing backend services, troubleshooting and optimizing current systems, and building scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that power our platform.

Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, code quality, and system architecture.
Collaborate with a lead engineer to design and develop high-performance, API-based backend services.
Own the health and uptime of business-critical systems.
Participate in on-call rotations to resolve incidents and conduct postmortems.
Partner with product managers, engineering teams, and infrastructure teams to define technical requirements.
Champion and implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and security practices.
Ensure comprehensive documentation of API designs, system architectures, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale and highly available systems
Experience with PHP and web frameworks like Symfony or Laravel
Experience in the node ecosystem and frameworks including Express, NextJS and other API frameworks
Proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality software
Strong collaboration, communication and interpersonal skills
Hands-on experience with AWS and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
In-depth experience with RESTful APIs
Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and MySQL, caching strategies, and messaging systems
Proven experience designing and implementing observability solutions (e.g., DataDog)
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, including implementing CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with end to end testing frameworks such as Cypress or Playwright
Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation

Requirements

Strong foundation in designing and developing API-based services that can handle high traffic volumes
Understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices
Adept at using architecture patterns and iterative approaches to improve legacy services
Comfortable with both hands-on coding and designing backend services
Understanding of the importance of testing, observability, and CI/CD pipelines
Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized services

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
Generous PTO Refuel - a service based recognition program
Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day

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Sr. Software Engineer @Cars.com LLC

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Salary 💸 $115,300.00-144,150.00	Remote Location USA
Job Type full-time	Posted Apr 04, 2025

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