CarGurus Career Growth & Development

We need to make sure that people have opportunities to upskill and that we’re creating that space at work — not making people feel like they have to do it on their own time.

Being able to grow as an individual and as a leader is a huge selling point for any company. It’s especially true here because of all the support and collaboration from our colleagues, and the strong vision for the future.

What are your go-to resources for keeping your engineering skills sharp? 

Beyond what I mentioned above... YouTube! The engineering community is incredibly generous with knowledge-sharing there. I particularly enjoy content from influencers like Colt Steele and Andrei Neagoie. I also supplement my learning with Udemy courses, technical documentation and articles in Smashing Magazine. For more interactive learning, pair programming has been invaluable — exposing me to different problem-solving approaches while helping me sharpen my own skills.

What does the learning culture look like at your company or on your engineering team? 

I’ve always thought of learning as a team sport, and that’s especially true at CarGurus. Knowledge-sharing and hands-on collaboration are key to both individual and team growth. We host biweekly tech talks to share new and noteworthy work, an annual hackathon to tackle business challenges or introduce new efficiencies and a yearly science fair to showcase innovative new and in-progress work. There are also plenty of opportunities to contribute beyond day-to-day projects. For example, I was part of a Web Vitals task force that looked to improve our overall website performance. This enabled me to dive deeper into the technical specifics that can help me optimize user experiences more broadly.