CarGurus

Boston, MA · founded 2005

CarGurus is a Boston-based public marketplace for used and new car shopping, operating globally across the US, UK, and Canada. The company culture emphasizes work-life balance and collaborative teams, but recently completed a wind-down of its CarOffer acquisition (end of 2025) to improve profitability; employee reviews flag unclear strategic direction and internal politics as key pain points.

see the full file on CarGurus

55 open roles at CarGurus

documented benefits (17)

Countries with offices	United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland
HSA employer contribution	offered
Equity	RSU
Dental	yes
Vision	yes
Disability	yes
Life insurance	yes
Office policy	Flexible hybrid work; Boston HQ (#GuruHQ) in Back Bay
Food	snacks
On-site gym	yes
Commuter benefit	yes
Parking or transit	yes
Median filed wage	$178,700
Publicly traded	yes
Funding stage	Public
Vesting period	4 years
Vesting schedule	Service-based RSUs and stock options generally vest over a four-year requisite service period; options have a ten-year term

what CarGurus pays

Median of 11 certified wages filed with the US Department of Labor: $178,700.

Half of CarGurus's certified filings fall between $160,000 and $210,000.

role	median	filings	range
senior software development engineer	$178,700	3 filings	$170,800 to $186,600
manager, software development engineering	$215,000	2 filings	$210,000 to $215,000

Source: US Department of Labor, FY2025 Q4. Read 2026-07-27.

notable perks

24/7 fitness center inside #GuruHQ
In-office barista bar
Rooftop terraces at the Back Bay headquarters
Fully stocked kitchens
Bright, airy office with sweeping views of the Charles River

the legal floor where they are

Set by law, not by CarGurus. It applies to every employer in Boston, MA.

IVF cycles the state covers	THERE IS NO FEDERAL MANDATE. No US law requires an employer health plan to cover IVF or any infertility treatment, so coverage comes either from the insurance mandate in the state where the plan is written or from the employer's own choice. And the state mandates reach less far than they look: they bind fully insured plans bought from a state-regulated carrier, while a self-funded employer plan is governed federally under ERISA and is preempted from state insurance regulation. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan, and 80% of those at firms of 200 or more — so at the size of employer this site mostly covers, the state mandate usually does not apply, and any fertility benefit is a genuine company choice rather than a restatement of law. That is precisely why it belongs on a benefits page here. Perks has not yet read this employer's own state insurance mandate from an official source; the states that have been read carry their own entry. (No federal statute requires an employer health plan to cover infertility treatment or IVF. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts state insurance regulation as applied to self-funded employer plans, which is why a state mandate does not reach them.)
Adoption leave the law gives	12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.)
Pay when you are ill	No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.)

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