Engineering Manager, Generative AI

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!

• Spark innovation by leading the incubation of new AI-powered products, from ideation through production deployment.
• Partner with product managers and cross-functional teams to define a roadmap to deliver impactful solutions that drive business growth by solving user problems.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners-including Product, Design, Data Science, and other product engineering teams-to identify user problems and deliver impactful solutions.
• Guide the team in rapidly prototyping, evaluating, and iterating on generative AI solutions, including LLM-based applications, agentic systems, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
• Support team members' career growth through individualized coaching, feedback, and development opportunities. Foster a high-performing team to retain and recruit top engineering talent.
• Champion the adoption of GenAI tools and methodologies across the organization, advocating for AI-driven solutions in both engineering practices and product development.

• An entrepreneurial spirit, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to rapidly turn ideas and problem statements into concrete, measurable solutions.
• Proven experience (3+ years) managing and growing high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a growth mindset, with a passion for continuous learning and experimentation.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable AI applications in production environments, in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Deep understanding of large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and RAG systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to motivate teams, solve complex problems, make data-driven decisions, and thrive in cross-functional settings.
• Ability to translate complex technical insights into clear and actionable direction for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.