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Carvana · 8 hours ago

Manager, Engineering, Decision Support Systems

Tempe, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Carvana is a rapidly growing automotive retailer that is changing the way people buy and sell cars. The Engineering Manager will lead a team focused on building algorithms and optimization tools for logistics operations, while remaining hands-on with code and fostering team development.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesE-Commerce

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of three engineers (two senior and one mid-level), helping them achieve their career goals while holding them—and yourself—to high engineering standards

Develop efficient processes, ensuring the engineering team operates with high velocity, quality, and ownership

Lead with an AI-first mindset, ensuring the team adopts agentic development tools (e.g., Claude, Cline) and sets high code quality and output standards

Remain hands-on by contributing to code, building APIs, and architecting complex systems that support computationally expensive optimizations and continuous optimization functions

Design and implement scalable system architectures that support our data science applications and operations research tools

Improve our testing practices and frameworks to ensure reliability and maintainability of our systems

Build and maintain monitoring solutions using tools like Datadog and Splunk to ensure system health and performance

Comprehensive understanding of metrics and the ability to review the success of a feature and the health of core systems

Partner with product and analytics leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions

Support data scientists on the team by providing robust engineering foundations for their models and algorithms

Communicate effectively in both technical and non-technical terms to drive alignment across teams

Qualification

Software EngineeringAPI DevelopmentSystem ArchitecturePythonData Storage (SQL/NoSQL)KafkaMonitoring ToolsTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsProject ManagementInterpersonal Skills

Required

BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience

At least 5 years of software engineering experience, with consistently advancing skills and responsibilities

Experience or desire to lead a team of engineers and coach them in their careers

A comprehensive understanding of software craftsmanship ideals - clean code principles, unit testing fundamentals, design pattern selection and application, architectural pattern selection and application

Strong coding skills with experience in delivering production-ready code; Python preferred, but C# or JavaScript experience also valued

Experience building APIs and designing scalable system architectures

Experience in working with data storages (SQL or NoSQL)

Experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms

Experience in contemporary code quality practices: writing unit and integration tests, using test coverage, CI/CD, etc

Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog and Splunk

Experience utilizing agentic tools such as Claude, Cline, etc

Ability to prioritize and manage projects to completion without guidance

Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to handle diverse situations, multiple projects, and rapidly changing priorities

Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, especially in representing their technical expertise to a diverse audience

Self-motivated; work well both independently and collaboratively

Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English