CarGurus

Technical Product Manager, CI/CD Pipelines & Automation

CarGurus$123K — $154K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of product management experience, ideally with an engineering background.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or Jenkins.
  • Understanding of software quality automation and best practices including quality gates and test frameworks.
  • Proficient in translating internal engineering needs into strategic product direction.
  • Ability to prioritize requirements based on organizational value.
  • Passion for enhancing developer experience with efficient build and delivery processes.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to improve software development workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Build partnerships with the Engineering Platform team and Pipelines & Automation squad.
  • Deepen understanding of CI/CD platforms and quality frameworks.
  • Co-own the team's vision and roadmap, ensuring cross-functional collaboration.
  • Complete the CI modernization initiative, including design and migration.
  • Champion mature CD pipeline practices like canary analysis and automated rollbacks.
  • Own direction for quality gates, test automation frameworks, and metrics.
  • Identify AI opportunities to enhance pipeline reliability and developer feedback.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with in-person interview requirements for some positions.
  • Discretionary bonuses and potential Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) available.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Package that includes various benefits.
Full Job Description
Role overview

As the Technical Product Manager (TPM) for the Pipelines & Automation (PnA) team within Engineering Platform, you will own the CI/CD pipeline platform, software quality tooling, and test automation frameworks that enable all of CarGurus engineering to deliver code faster and with higher confidence.

You will create vision, drive requirements and the roadmap, and support the team by propelling critical initiatives that will fuel our ability to innovate, move quickly, and stay ahead of the competition while embracing and utilizing AI capabilities. That includes our CI modernization (continuing the onboarding of a SaaS CI platform), continued expansion of our Continuous Deployment (CD) pipeline, contract testing, quality gates and frameworks, and the integration of AI-augmented testing and pipeline capabilities.

You will be part of a team of technical product managers who collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to deliver products and systems that directly impact the success of the entire engineering organization.

What you'll do
  • Build a strong partnership with the Engineering Platform team - and specifically the Pipelines & Automation squad - to support their service-oriented position within the organization.
  • Gain a deep understanding of our CI/CD platform, quality frameworks, pipeline capabilities, and the unique challenges we face as a rapidly growing company.
  • Co-own the team's vision and roadmap; generate buy-in and facilitate cross-functional collaboration with a wide range of technical stakeholders across Product Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Science, and other platform teams.
  • Complete the CI modernization initiative - design for remaining teams, migration planning, and rollout to engineering teams.
  • Champion continued adoption and maturation of our CD pipeline (TTMA), including progressive delivery patterns such as canary analysis and automated rollbacks.
  • Own the product direction for quality gates, test automation frameworks, contract testing, and quality metrics collection that are embedded within the pipeline.
  • Ensure that prioritization of work aligns with high-level strategies and business objectives.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage AI and agentic workflows to improve pipeline reliability, test generation, and developer feedback loops.
  • Maintain high levels of engagement with stakeholders through various forms of written and verbal communication, including roadmaps, project plans, status reports, and executive presentations.
  • Advocate for adoption of frameworks, tooling, and pipeline capabilities being built out by the centralized platform team.


What you'll bring
  • 5+ years of product management experience, including working with engineering teams. Prior engineering background is a plus.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD platforms and tooling - experience driving requirements and management of systems such as GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Concourse, Jenkins, or similar. Understanding of pipeline-as-code, declarative pipeline configuration, and progressive delivery patterns (canary, blue-green).
  • An understanding of software quality automation best practices, industry standards, and tooling - including quality gates, test automation frameworks, and contract testing.
  • Experience gathering requirements from internal engineering customers while filtering into strategic direction.
  • Strong judgment to prioritize various incoming and generated requirements based on value-add to the organization.
  • A passion for improving the developer experience through reliable, fast, and transparent build and delivery processes.
  • An enthusiasm for utilizing AI tools to accelerate your work as well as how AI can enable and accelerate engineering.
  • Strong team player with high emotional intelligence and the ability to bring people together across varying personality types and work styles.
  • Tenacious self-starter with the ability to work independently, particularly in a highly cross-functional or matrixed environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to research and propose new tooling to be introduced that will help improve software quality and pipeline reliability.
  • The capability to influence quality and delivery transformations by working closely with critical stakeholders.


The displayed range represents the expected annual base salary / On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this position. On-Target Earnings (OTE) is inclusive of base salary and on-target commission earnings, which applies exclusively to sales roles.

Individual pay within this range is determined by work location and other factors such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This annual base salary forms part of a comprehensive Total Rewards Package. In addition to benefits, this role may qualify for discretionary bonuses/incentives and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Position Pay Range

$123,000-$154,000 USD

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.

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About CarGurus

CarGurus is an online automotive marketplace that allows users to search for and compare new and used cars. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CarGurus has a strong focus on transparency and provides users with information on pricing, dealer reputation, and vehicle history. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to car shopping and has won several awards for its platform.
Learn more about CarGurus
Size
1,203 employees
Market Cap
$1.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$77.5 million
Founded
2006
5 Year Trend
+36.9%
Revenue
$551.4 million
NASDAQ

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