Principal Cloud Architect

Who we are
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.
What we do
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!
Role Overview
CarGurus' Engineering Platform team is hiring a Principal Cloud Architect to craft highly-scalable, flexible, and resilient AWS cloud and platform architectures that address our long term business goals.
The Engineering Platform team plays a key role at CarGurus allowing us to operate at scale by improving developer productivity, building customer trust and satisfaction in platform services, and providing a reliable, performant, cost optimized, and secure platform. We are constantly modernizing our technology platform and are looking for someone who is experienced in architecting our next generation platforms built on top of the AWS cloud while ensuring they provide a great developer experience. They will be reporting to the Vice President of Platform Engineering and working closely with their engineering peers.
What you'll do:

• Lead the architectural design and strategy to achieve scalable, reliable, and secure AWS cloud services and platform components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize platform requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• Drive the adoption of best practices for cloud-native development, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team, mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and promoting a culture of engineering excellence.
• Drive platform innovation and modernization initiatives, evaluating emerging technologies and industry trends to enhance developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, and optimize costs.
• Lead efforts to optimize platform performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, leveraging cloud-native services and infrastructure.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to provide updates on platform initiatives, solicit feedback, and address concerns or issues.

Who you are:

• 10+ years of experience in software and systems architecture with at least 5 years experience in AWS architecture.
• Comfortable operating in a wide array of software languages such as: Java, JavaScript, Golang, and Python.
• Solid understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus, and GitHub.
• Experienced software engineer with a deep understanding of architecture, cloud computing, and platform engineering.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure services and platform components.
• Passionate about improving developer productivity and efficiency through the adoption of best practices, automation, and tooling.
• Proactive and forward-thinking, constantly seeking out opportunities to innovate and drive the evolution of the platform.
• Excellent communication skills and can effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Committed to ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of production systems and services, and take pride in delivering value to customers through a robust and resilient platform.

Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus' curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
We welcome all
CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential-starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That's why we hope you'll apply even if you don't check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid