Is CarGurus a good company to work for?

CarGurus has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 547 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at CarGurus to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CarGurus have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Account Manager and Senior Software Engineer .

Does CarGurus pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CarGurus employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CarGurus. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CarGurus?

82% of CarGurus employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CarGurus 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CarGurus?

Account Executive (50) , Account Manager (30) , Sales (17) , Software Engineer (17) , Recruiter (10) , Senior Software Engineer (10) , Marketing (8) , Customer Success Specialist (7) , Manager (7) , Regional Sales Director (7) , Dealer Account Executive (6) , Sales Development Representative (6) , Analyst (5) , Customer Success Manager (5) , Human Resources (5)

What are the pros of working at CarGurus according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and atmosphere to be a part of!" ((in 75 reviews)); "Lots of collaboration and great benefits" ((in 62 reviews)); "The people were great and you got paid pretty well for the work you did." ((in 57 reviews)); "great perk and office attmosphere" ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay and swag were good" ((in 20 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CarGurus according to real employee reviews?

"Isolating, Poor Management, Lacks Good Team Enviroment" ((in 20 reviews)); "I've had 7 different managers in my two years here & most of the employees I started with are no longer here" ((in 14 reviews)); "chaotic upper management, slow decision making" ((in 8 reviews)); "Growth opportunities for contractors felt limited and slow, with unclear timelines around conversion." ((in 8 reviews)); "If you want a job that is the same everyday, doesn't challenge you or create growth opportunities, then look elsewhere." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about CarGurus layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CarGurus layoffs and their outlook for job security at CarGurus in 2026.

What are the top reviewed CarGurus locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Roy , Dallas , Brooklyn , Raleigh , Houston , Minneapolis , California City , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Ben Lomond , Denver , Woodinville , Portland , Philadelphia , Allston , Medford , Somerville , Attleboro , Port St Lucie

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CarGurus reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(490 total reviews)

Jason Trevisan

94% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Senior management

3.9

Career opportunities

CarGurus has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CarGurus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

490 reviews

5.0

Jun 23, 2015

No PHBs here!

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- very smart engineers/developers - work how you want (Windows/OSX/Linux/Eclipse/IntelliJ/C-x M-c M-Butterfly) - no meetings/micro-management; lots of autonomy - free lunch, game room, beer on tap

Cons

- Already a fair amount of cruft/technical debt in the codebase - Most benefits are really great, but we're still missing 401k matching - Sometimes I enjoy myself too much and forget I'm at work

1.0

May 20, 2015

company is nothing special

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good lifestyle company free lunches good hours frequent company outings and happy hours

Cons

* low pay with poor benefits. no 401k matching * equity is peanuts! Very little equity is given to new employees. Don't believe the hype. * management is inexperienced and were promoted into their positions from individual contributors at cargurus. Old boy network. * boring product * nobody has any clue what the direction of the company is. Absolutely zero management communication. Employees left in the dark completely. No roadmap

5.0

Feb 26, 2015

Great Sales Environment

Account specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CarGurus has a very relaxed sales environment. Management works hard to make sure every person is hitting their full potential. Goals are challenging but realistic and obtainable. There are flexible hours and catered lunches every Tuesday and Thursday. Great benefits- gym membership, commuter compensation, weekly happy hours, etc.

Cons

Not too many cons... It is difficult to find parking around some of the offices. Not too much growth opportunity but since the company is growing, this will change.

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