CarGurus·Software Engineer

CarGurus Software Engineer interview experience

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Cambridge, MAPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a process that started with a quick recruiter call and then moved into a technical Zoom interview.

For me, the technical focus was very web-and-data oriented: I was asked how I’d diagnose web page performance problems, then I got a mix of coding and SQL-style query questions afterward. I answered what I thought were all the questions completely, and the explanation I got later felt odd—after a few days, I was told the interviewer didn’t like my answers even though I finished everything.

In another similar stretch, the technical screen turned into a multi-round Zoom format where each round was with different engineers. The problems were more challenging and scenario-based than the simple

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