Senior Principal Engineer, Cloud

8116 - Midtown Office - 2220 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220

CarMax, the way your career should be! 

At CarMax, we are industry disruptors. At the heart of our innovation is new digital products.  As an Operations team, our Senior Principal Engineers research and discover new opportunities to ensure that our products which provide our seamless customer experience have a strong foundation.   You will iterate and evolve the cloud platform and applications used to manage the platform, and will develop tools and technologies, learning quickly from our spirit of experimentation.  You will have an impact on ensuring that our applications are reliable and resilient by using cloud concepts and technologies. Through strong partnerships and influencing other engineers, architects and management with new ideas that push the teams forward, you will contribute to the overall CarMax Strategy as we build and deliver an exceptional customer experience to ensure customers can buy the vehicles they want in a way that’s right for them! 

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities 

• Work with fellow associates to develop and build self-service capabilities, and automation, to enable our internal customers to move quickly and deliver on the needs of the business. 

• Collaborate with colleagues in design, product management, and systems architecture to develop experimental solutions and bring great ideas to life 

• Influence direction within the organization that contributes to the CarMax Strategic Plan, offering innovative ideas that contribute to building win-win solutions through continuous feedback and partnerships with your peer and the leadership team. 

• Consult with internal customer and continually evolve the platform and its operations using solid engineering and agile practices. 

• Stay on top Industry trends and lead the team in new ideas, processes and best practices to continuously improve what we do and ensure our customer experience is the best it can be 

 

Purpose of the role 

 

Senior Principal Engineers partner with Engineers and Solution Architects to develop solutions and implement standards that ensure an unrivaled customer experience.  You are an expert in your craft and seen as a platform and implementation owner.  You are an active contributor throughout CarMax Technology and have a passion for continuous learning. 

Senior Principal Engineers practice hands-on engineering, have oversight of the technical tasks of others, and are the owners of the standards and best practices. Our Senior Principal Engineers act as a technical mentor to others and is an expert in supporting multiple areas of the business. 

 

Qualifications and Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Co