[Hiring] Software Engineer @Edmunds.com

Role Description

Edmunds is looking for a mid level software engineer to transform the way people buy cars. Buying a car can be a daunting process through which consumers begrudgingly go every five to six years. At Edmunds, we build tools to allow consumers to shop online and connect with dealers. You will work with a cross-functional team to create products that take the stress out of car buying.

What You’ll Do

• Help customers complete more of the automotive transaction online by building deeper integrations with forward-looking dealers.
• Assure shoppers that they are getting a good deal by revamping the way we present pricing on our website.
• Streamline the way customers reach out to dealers through our platform by optimizing the performance of those pages.
• Research and evangelize modern Javascript best practices and client-side application design.
• Coordinate the development of front-end features from technical design to production deployment.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other software engineers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to see projects to completion.
• Experience in building, unit testing, documenting, and refactoring client-side applications.
• Familiarity with testing strategies, cross-browser compatibility, and client-side performance optimization.
• Experience with Node.js is a plus.
• Experience with React and isomorphic Javascript is a plus.
• Experience designing and building APIs using REST, GraphQL, or gRPC is a plus.
• Experience with a cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is a plus.
• Experience architecting multi-tier systems is a plus.
• Experience designing data storage schemas is a plus.
• Experience with RESTful microservices, GraphQL and serverless systems.

Benefits

• Flexible time off.
• 13 Paid Holidays.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Employees) and Health Savings Accounts (Employee and Employer Contributions).
• 401K Plan with company matching at 100%, up to 6% of eligible salary with immediate vesting.
• Stock purchase program.
• CarMax vehicle discount.
• Up to 4 months Paid Parental Leave.
• HeartCash matches employee donations to the causes that are important to them.
• 2 Days of Paid Time Off for time to dedicate to social impact causes.
• FitCash covers a portion of gym or fitness activity fees.
• Well-being sessions.
• Employee Recognition Program.
• On-going career development opportunities.
• Pet insurance.
• Sabbatical leave.
• Education Reimbursement.
• Pre-tax spending accounts for qualified transportation expenses.

Company Description

Employees think it’s a pretty great place to work and some pretty impressive publications think it is too: we have been recognized as one of the best places to work by Fortune Magazine, Great Places to Work, LA Business Journal, Newsweek, Computerworld, Built in LA, Inc. Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week Magazine, and Architectural Record. We've also been identified as one of the best workplaces specifically in Technology, for Diversity and Asian Americans, and as a Newsweek Most Loved Workplace for LGBTQ+ employees.