Site Reliability Engineer Intern

CarGurus Early Careers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Hybrid work model

Daily free lunch

New car discount

Wellness programs

Job summary

CarGurus is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer intern for a full-time, 11-week summer program in Boston. The role runs June–August 2027 with a hybrid model, requiring about three days per week in the Boston office.

You’ll design and deploy observability systems, scale monitoring for 200+ engineers, and work with SREs on incidents and postmortems while learning core industry practices and collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field with eligibility for a full‑time internship.
• Hands-on Linux experience and familiarity with the linux CLI.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain and deploy observability systems across the stack.
• Assist in scaling observability for 200+ engineers and hundreds of services.
• Collaborate with SREs on incidents and postmortems.
• Promote best practices within the engineering org.

Skills

Linux CLI

AWS or cloud

Python/Java/Go/Shell

Docker

Kubernetes

Incident response

Collaboration

Software engineering passion

CI/CD (Jenkins/Concourse)

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Concourse

Job description

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!

Role overview

As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will join an 11-week Summer Internship Program designed to give you hands-on experience, expand your professional network, and build core industry skills. This full-time opportunity (40 hours per week) runs from June through August 2027. CarGurus operates on a hybrid working model, and candidates should expect to work out of our Boston, MA office 60% of the time (approximately three days per week).

What you'll do

• Design, implement, maintain and deploy observability-related systems that cover the full stack: Application & infrastructure telemetry, Application & infrastructure logs, Metric visualization platforms, Alerting management
• Help scale how our organization observes and operates across 200+ engineers and hundreds of services and artifacts, producing over 125 million log events and 4 million time series metrics per day
• Team up with SREs to refine observability needs regarding incidents and postmortems
• Educate and promote best-practices throughout the engineering organization

What you'll bring

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field, with eligibility to complete a full-time internship.
• Hands-on Linux experience (familiarity with the linux CLI)
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or another cloud platform
• Familiarity with scripting or development in either Python, Java, Go, or shell
• Familiarity with containers (Docker) and interest in Kubernetes
• Familiarity or interest working in critical production environments
• Familiarity or interest in incident response procedures and operations
• A highly motivated individual that is willing to learn and has good collaboration skills
• You have a special passion for software engineering, are willing to innovate and move quickly
• Bonus: Familiarity with Terraform or another cloud orchestration tool
• Bonus: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or Concourse
• Bonus: Familiarity with IP network routing, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls

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Position Pay Range

$35 - $35 USD

Working at CarGurus

We reward our Gurus' curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.

CarGurus may require in-person interviews as part of our hiring process, particularly for positions based in our Boston and Dublin offices. Candidates selected for an in-person interview will be notified in advance. Please be aware that travel expenses are the responsibility of the candidate.

We welcome all

CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential- starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That's why we hope you'll apply even if you don't check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus.