Job descriptionSenior Engineering Manager – D2C Media Team At Cars Commerce, we build solutions for automotive dealerships, manufacturers, and consumers. Our D2C Media Team drives Dealer Websites, CRM, Inventory management, and AI‑driven platforms.
Why you’ll be excited about this role
Lead and manage a team of technology professionals, including developers, engineers, and architects, to ensure the successful execution of technology projects and initiatives.
Drive planning, prioritization, staffing, and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Guide architectural decisions across legacy and modern platforms, balancing speed, stability, technical debt, and long‑term scalability.
Lead modernization efforts for web platforms, APIs, integrations, and development practices.
Conduct regular performance reviews, career development planning, succession planning, and talent calibration.
Work closely with our Security team to ensure secure coding practices remain a priority.
Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of technology solutions, systems, and infrastructure to support business operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive competitive advantage.
Provide strategic guidance and direction for the design, development, and delivery of high‑quality software solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements.
Identify realistic use cases for AI across development, QA, support, operations, and internal productivity.
Establish guardrails for safe and compliant use of AI tools, including data handling, governance, review expectations, and ROI measurement.
We're excited about you because …
You have a Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
You have a proven track record of success in leadership roles within software engineering organizations, with a minimum of 5 years of experience.
Demonstrated success leading managers, team leads, and senior individual contributors across multiple teams.
Strong experience handling performance issues, coaching, hiring, retention, and organizational design.
Understanding of today’s AI ecosystem.
Deep technical expertise across a broad range of technology domains, including software development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and emerging technologies.
Experience managing technology teams and projects, with a strong understanding of software development methodologies, quality assurance practices, and project management frameworks.
Bonus
Experience in the automotive industry.
Experience developing in PHP / NodeJS.
Experience with Agentic Development.
Experience managing teams working with legacy PHP platforms and modernizing them safely.
Experience with observability tooling, production monitoring, and incident management.
Experience with AI‑assisted software development tools in a governed enterprise setting.
Experience in high‑availability consumer‑facing web platforms.
Bilingual in French and English.
Salary Range $105,500.00 – $131,900.00
Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes
Medical, Dental & Vision Healthcare Plans
New Hire Stipend for Home Office Set‑Up
Generous PTO
Paid Holidays, Floating Holiday, Volunteer Day, Recharge Day
For US‑based positions Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.
Equal Opportunity Employer We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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