Remote Senior Engineering Manager - Full-Stack & Platform

Cars.com LLC; United States; Remote; USD 154,200 - 192,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Performance-based bonuses

New-hire stipend

Generous PTO

Job summary

Cars.com LLC is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for a remote position to lead the transformation of core services driving the Cars Commerce platform. In this role, you will guide an autonomous team and influence backend architecture, front-end strategy, and technical direction.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in cloud-native architectures. A comprehensive benefits package and performance-based bonuses are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 5+ years leading engineers.
• Strong background in cloud-native architectures like AWS, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to plan and forecast capacity using metrics.
• Skilled at coaching senior engineers and fostering a high-trust culture.

Responsibilities

• Direct teams that own backend services and front-end applications.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business goals into milestones.
• Provide feedback and growth plans for senior engineers.
• Own SLOs, incident command, and ensure security compliance.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Cloud-native architectures

API-driven systems

Incident management

Job description

Cars.com LLC is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for a remote position to lead the transformation of core services driving the Cars Commerce platform. In this role, you will guide an autonomous team and influence backend architecture, front-end strategy, and technical direction.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a background in cloud-native architectures. A comprehensive benefits package and performance-based bonuses are offered.