Lead Software Engineer, Core Services

Cars Commerce Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cars Commerce is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable, secure API-based backend services that power our platform for automotive dealerships, manufacturers, and consumers.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to drive reliability, performance, and security across services. This role sits at the core of expanding our Cars.com, Dealer Inspire, and AccuTrade brands.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture decisions and oversee API-based backend services.
• Mentor and guide engineers to ensure reliability, performance, and security.

Job description

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. To support the growth and tighter integration of our existing brands like Cars.com, Dealer Inspire, and AccuTrade, we are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to build scalable, secure, and reliable API-based backend services that enable our platform.