Principal Engineer, Cloud
About the role
As a Principal Engineer, Cloud, you will play a pivotal role in shaping CarMax’s next-generation cloud infrastructure. This is your opportunity to join an innovative team that is redefining the automotive retail experience through cutting-edge technology. You’ll lead efforts to design, build, and evolve scalable cloud platforms, ensuring reliability, security, and resilience for our customer-facing applications. By leveraging your expertise in cloud engineering and automation, you’ll help CarMax deliver a seamless, best-in-class experience that empowers customers to buy the vehicles they want—on their terms.
At CarMax, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars – and it’s our associates that help us do just that. We believe work should feel meaningful and rewarding, with opportunities to make an impact every day. This is where innovation meets passion – be inspired and supported to take us to the future.
You’ll collaborate with engineers, architects, and technology leaders to define patterns and best practices for deploying cloud infrastructure. Acting as a technical mentor and trusted advisor, you will influence strategic decisions and guide teams in building secure, scalable, and automated solutions that support CarMax’s customer-first mission.
CarMax revolutionized the used car buying experience over 30 years ago by introducing transparency and integrity into the process. With over 250 store locations and over 30,000 associates, CarMax is the nation’s largest used car retailer and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement self-service capabilities and automation tools to accelerate delivery and improve operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in design, product management, and architecture to transform innovative ideas into practical solutions.