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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers;
• support technical development, career growth, performance, and a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration across engineering, Product, UX, and Analytics through ideation, technical development, experimentation, and launch;
• Help the team build intuitive, high-quality, customer-centric mobile and web products that add value and improve the Autolist consumer shopping experience.
• Drive disciplined execution in a fast-moving environment by clarifying goals, decomposing complex initiatives, managing scope and dependencies, and creating …
• Collaborate across Consumer, Dealer, and Platform Engineering to align on dependencies, integration requirements, and shared technical investments.
• Work closely with Product Analytics to define and analyze metrics that measure product success, using data, customer feedback, A/B tests, and operational sig…
• Partner with Product, UX, and Analytics to incorporate usability research, customer insights, and market analysis into technical requirements and product dec…

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “CarGurus is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Autolist team within our Consumer Engineering organization.” · “We are evolving our engineering practices toward AI-enabled and increasingly agentic ways of working, and this manager will help translate that evolution int…” · “As Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented, collaborative team responsible for important parts of the Autolist consumer experience, including its mobil…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth.” · “As Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented, collaborative team responsible for important parts of the Autolist consumer experience, including its mobil…” · “support technical development, career growth, performance, and a collaborative, high-performing culture.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “In this role, you will lead a team of engineers building consumer experiences that help people find and get a vehicle they love.” · “This is a high-impact leadership opportunity at an exciting moment.” · “You will combine technical judgment, product thinking, and people leadership to help the team deliver high-quality software and continuously improve how it w…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step.” · “Mobile-app experience is a strong plus, particularly experience leading teams that build customer-centric mobile products.” · “Help the team build intuitive, high-quality, customer-centric mobile and web products that add value and improve the Autolist consumer shopping experience.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “CarGurus is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Autolist team within our Consumer Engineering organization.” · “building consensus on strategy, priorities, and execution.” · “able to drive product and engineering development from concept to launch, create clarity, prioritize effectively, and make steady progress in ambiguous envir…”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Work closely with Product Analytics to define and analyze metrics that measure product success, using data, customer feedback, A/B tests, and operational sig…” · “Partner with Product, UX, and Analytics to incorporate usability research, customer insights, and market analysis into technical requirements and product dec…” · “A generalist engineering background with enough technical depth to engage in architecture, system design, APIs, distributed systems, data, testing, observabi…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Genuine enthusiasm for AI-enabled and agentic development, with the curiosity and leadership to help engineers adopt new tools and ways of working.” · “able to drive product and engineering development from concept to launch, create clarity, prioritize effectively, and make steady progress in ambiguous envir…” · “Curiosity, empathy, sound judgment, and a commitment to building inclusive teams and continuously improving.”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “We are evolving our engineering practices toward AI-enabled and increasingly agentic ways of working, and this manager will help translate that evolution int…” · “You will combine technical judgment, product thinking, and people leadership to help the team deliver high-quality software and continuously improve how it w…” · “Help the team build intuitive, high-quality, customer-centric mobile and web products that add value and improve the Autolist consumer shopping experience.”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “Roll up your sleeves when it will have the greatest impact—whether that means contributing to a technical design, helping scope an experiment, resolving a cr…” · “Strong product judgment, quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills, and comfort using analytics, experimentation, and customer insights to make deci…”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trust across engineering, product, design, analytics, and partner teams.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Ownership and accountability Supporting
  In the posting: “An ownership mindset and strong project and execution management skills;”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.

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