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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, Software Development Engineering - **Company:** CarGurus, Inc. - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $186,000.0 - $233,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Software Quality, Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Multi-Agent Systems, Reliability of Systems, Data Layers, Information Technology - **Published:** June 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c73ddffa2fd72c04 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Tooling?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 7+ years of relevant engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management or technical lead role * Solid backend engineering foundation-comfortable engaging deeply in architectural discussions, system design, and technical trade-offs, particularly in Java/Spring environments, distributed systems, and data layer design * Genuine enthusiasm for AI and agentic development: you believe AI coding tools and multi-agent workflows are the future of software engineering, and you lead by example in adopting them-set a vision for AI-native development practices and guide engineers through the cultural and technical shift * Experience delivering consumer-facing AI features or products; experience with conversational or agentic AI experiences is a strong plus * Customer and product-focused mindset with a bias toward data-driven decisions, and a track record of shipping high-quality, user-centric features at scale * Strong project management skills and experience with Agile methodologies; able to drive clarity and incremental progress in fast-moving, ambiguous environments * Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and help them grow technically and professionally * Strong communicator and collaborator who builds trust across engineering, product, and design * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience * Curious, empathetic, and plays well with others-with a commitment to continuous learning and expanding your capabilities ## Description CarGurus is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Purchase team within our Consumer Engineering department. The Purchase team owns the consumer journey from the moment a shopper decides on a car to the moment the deal is done. That means delivering an experience that meets consumers where they are-whether they want agents to handle the heavy lifting on their behalf, or prefer to be guided through each step of financing, trade-in, and deal configuration themselves. This is a pivotal leadership role at an exciting moment: we are actively transitioning our engineering practices toward AI-native and fully agentic development, and this manager will be a key driver of that transformation. You'll lead a team of talented engineers, shape the technical vision for one of our most strategically important product areas, and champion AI-forward ways of working-from integrating AI coding assistants into daily workflows to architecting intelligent, consumer-facing experiences. If you're energized by the intersection of modern AI development and high-impact consumer products, this is the role for you. What you'll do * Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, supporting their technical development and career growth while fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture * Partner closely with Product, UX, and Analytics to drive the Purchase roadmap from concept through technical design, implementation, testing, and measurement; actively contribute to roadmap prioritization by proposing technical investments and providing well-reasoned estimates * Champion AI-forward engineering practices across the team-actively promoting the use of AI coding assistants, agentic workflows, and AI-driven tooling as core parts of the development process * Lead the team's transition to fully agentic programming paradigms, setting expectations, removing blockers, and modeling the mindset shift required * Define and drive delivery of consumer-facing AI experiences, collaborating with product and design to bring intelligent, personalized features to millions of car shoppers * Manage project scope, estimation, and prioritization; decompose complex initiatives into small, self-contained units of work and drive their incremental delivery with a bias toward shipping and learning quickly * Collaborate effectively across team boundaries-working with consumer, dealer, and platform engineering teams to align on dependencies, define integration requirements, and ensure the Purchase platform evolves reliably alongside the broader CarGurus ecosystem * Roll up your sleeves and pitch in wherever you'll have the greatest impact-whether that's diving into a technical design session, helping scope an A/B test, unblocking a critical dependency, or jumping into any other area where your involvement moves the team forward * Advocate for engineering excellence-code quality, observability, system reliability, and continuous improvement in process and tooling * Have fun! ## Related Videos - [Why Your AI Agent Keeps Hallucinating Your Data: Building Deterministic Context Layers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2055-why-your-ai-agent-keeps-hallucinating-your-data-building-deterministic-context-layers) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Let's Talk Quality! - Lilia Gargouri](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1815-let-s-talk-quality-lilia-gargouri) - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [Quality Strategy with a side of Swiss Cheese](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/467-quality-strategy-with-a-side-of-swiss-cheese) - [How to govern Vibe Coding for the Enterprise](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100290-how-to-govern-vibe-coding-for-the-enterprise) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)