Hiring: Staff Software Engineer Company: Cars Commerce Location: Greater Chicago Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-13 12:27:34 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, AWS, CI/CD, Datadog, Design System, DynamoDB, EKS, Encryption, Event-Driven, GraphQL, Infrastructure as Code, JWT, Kafka, Lambda, Microservices, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.js, OAuth2, OpenTelemetry, PostgreSQL, RDS, REST, RESTful, Redis, S3, Systems Design, Zoom, gRPC About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in backend software development with a strong focus on designing, building, and operating large-scale and highly available systems, including microservices architectures, APIs, and event-driven systems •3+ years of experience architecting and building cloud-native solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as EKS, RDS, MSK, S3, and Lambda, including deploying, monitoring, and scaling applications in production environments Required Skills: •[Remote and must be located in Chicago area. May require onsite interviews] •Join us in shaping a future of Automotive Commerce. Cars Commerce builds solutions for automotive dealerships, manufacturers, and consumers. Our driving force is to deliver a single platform that simplifies everything about buying and selling cars. •You’ll work across team boundaries to design and develop components as well as performance-optimized back-end systems that scale across Dealer Inspire - Websites Engineering Team. Qualifications: •You are a systems thinker who can see commonalities and connections across multiple use cases and design solutions that can be utilized internally and externally alike. Above all, you’re passionate about creating core capabilities and components that empower product and platform teams to innovate quickly and reliably. •Why You'll Be Excited About This Role •This opportunity enables you to... •Lead Backend Architecture: Define and drive reusable, reliable, and scalable back-end architectures across the Cars Commerce platform and integrations. •Lead the design, work breakdown, and development of high-performance, API-based backend services that meet service-level objectives (SLOs) and scale with growing business demands •Champion technical excellence by promoting best practices in system design, operational maturity, and engineering quality across the team •Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, design, and product partners across teams to align on back-end strategies and standards, elevate the use of back-end, API and integration consistency, and reduce duplication. •Mentorship and Influence: Serve as a back-end thought leader and mentor, coaching other engineers and shaping team/department-wide best practices. •Drive Documentation and DX: Treat components and libraries as products. Develop excellent documentation, innovative usage patterns, and internal developer experience. •Contribute Full-Stack as Needed: Collaborate with backend developers to integrate UIs with APIs. While your focus is back-end, you’re comfortable navigating the full stack. Compensation: •$154,200 - $192,750 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!