Be essential at Cars Commerce

At Cars Commerce, we’re fanatical about simplifying everything about car buying and selling. We do right by our customers and consumers to better connect the industry with simplified and tierless technology to enhance, measure and drive local automotive retail. Whether through our No.1 most recognized marketplace, Cars.com, our industry-leading digital experience, Dealer Inspire, our trade and appraisal technology, AccuTrade, or our new Cars Commerce Media Network, Cars Commerce is essential for success in the automotive industry.

No one ever travels alone here: at its core, Cars Commerce is collaboration. In fact, it’s built into the very fabric of our shared values. We like to say we Rise Together – putting people at the center of what we do, from consumer to customer to community. Life at Cars Commerce makes it easy when we share the ethos to be Open to All, encouraging open-minded communication because we know diverse thinking yields better outcomes. But critical to our success is Caring to Challenge and Taking Ownership, fueling a competitive spirit in a respectful environment where we think about tomorrow but act today. At our foundation, we have integrity, Doing the Right Thing, even when it’s hard. It’s our shared commitment to these values that makes Cars Commerce a place where growth becomes not only possible, but downright unavoidable.

But don’t take our word for it. As a U.S. News & World Report Best Company to Work For in 2024, we’re obsessive about the employee experience. We are among the top 20% being declared “Best” of our industry based on six critical factors that are important to employee wellbeing, like quality of pay, benefits, work life balance and more.

About the Role

Cars Commerce builds solutions for automotive dealerships, manufacturers, and consumers. Our driving force is to deliver one platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Our platform enables dealerships and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with innovative technical solutions and data-driven intelligence to better reach and influence ready-to-buy shoppers, increase inventory turn and gain market share. To support the growth and tighter integration of our existing brands like Cars.com, Dealer Inspire, and AccuTrade we are seeking a Leader for our expanding Core Services Platform.

We’re looking for a highly-motivated and enthusiastic leader for DevOps Engineering who will lead a team of skilled engineers who support our platform development teams. This role is pivotal to leading a key part of the broader Platform strategy. Success in this role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and project management skills. You should have hands-on leadership experience, and a strong belief in transparency and accountability. You have hands-on experience that has fueled your knowledge and experience on your journey into leadership. You have experience hiring and developing the skills and talents of others. You have led teams working in AWS to support the delivery of highly reliable and scalable services. Influencing DevOps best practices for the entire engineering organization is something that excites you. Ownership is a key characteristic you inspire your teams to ingrain in their culture.

Responsibilities

Lead a mission critical team supporting Core Services engineering teams
Raise the bar on technical excellence, show thought leadership, and communicate well to different audiences
Oversee the management of a team of engineers to plan, design, and deliver complex systems
Lead by example to establish a culture of technical expertise and operational accountability
Lead large projects and a cross-functional team
Work closely with business leaders to translate functional requirements into technical requirements
Be a champion of Developer Experience focusing teams on continuous improvement
Implement and guide teams leveraging data driven metrics e.g. DORA
Identify and prioritize technical initiatives to align and integrate with business goals
Add transparency mechanisms for stakeholders into the priorities and activities of your team and larger organization
Solicit requirements from collaborators and foster excellent communication with stakeholders
Hire, coach, and manage diverse teams with varying skill sets and experience
Establish and enforce training standards and performance expectations for individual contributors
Participate in on-call escalations as needed
Be an ambassador of Cars Commerce’s Core Values:

Challenge & Collaborate; Start with the Consumer; Be Bold; Build Relationships, Deliver Results; Focus on the Outcome; Stay Open

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent practical experience required
5+ years of technical experience at a senior level with 1-3+ years of people management experience
Prior experience designing and implementing continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment of software applications
Experienced implementing security best practices into the development and deployment process
Extensive experience working in Cloud Native environments, specifically AWS
Experience with multi-account systems architecture and best practices
Extensive experience using modern observability tools (Cloudwatch, DataDog, etc) and establishing metrics, monitoring, alarming, and dashboards
Experience with Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, SRE concepts and best practices
Experience implementing software delivery process such as Agile
Hands-on experience with modern programming and/or scripting languages

Preferred Qualifications

Strong track record of delivering results and are able to effectively prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities with various business stakeholders
Experience designing and setting operational metrics and reporting on said metrics
Extensive experience managing change management practices, policies, and procedures
Ability to author documentation for all levels of stakeholders
Experience managing and establishing automated controls for 3rd party audits (SOX, SOC-II, etc)
Previous examples of success establishing incident and security response processes
Previous experience leading incident response and resolution
Ability and willingness to manage ambiguity i.e., help shape solutions and prioritize deliverables to align with the Company’s vision

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In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position which is not inclusive of bonuses, benefits or other forms of compensation that the position may be eligible for. If you are hired at Cars Commerce, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills and/or experience. If the salary range is close to what you’re seeking, then we encourage you to apply and learn more about the total compensation package for this position.

Salary Range

$131,400—$164,300 USD

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
401(k) with Company Match + Immediate Vesting
New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set-Up
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Generous PTO
Refuel - a service based recognition program where employees receive additional paid time away to learn grow and reset
Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
Learn more about our Benefits, Perks, & Culture on our LinkedIn Life Pages!

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