Is CarGurus a good company to work for?

CarGurus has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 542 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 81% of employees would recommend working at CarGurus to a friend and 69% 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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CarGurus?

81% 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 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CarGurus?

Account Executive (49) , 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 72 reviews)); "Lots of collaboration and great benefits" ((in 61 reviews)); "The people were great and you got paid pretty well for the work you did." ((in 58 reviews)); "Leadership is great." ((in 21 reviews)); "great company culture and inclusivity" ((in 16 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 15 reviews)); "chaotic upper management, slow decision making" ((in 8 reviews)); "Don't work here if you're looking for a high growth opportunity." ((in 5 reviews)); "Full work from home is a rare privilege for a select few and there is an expectation to be in the office for some amount of time." ((in 4 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

CarGurus reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Jason Trevisan

93% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture & values

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Senior management

3.8

Career opportunities

CarGurus has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 486 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

486 reviews

3.0

Oct 19, 2023

Below Market

Associate manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people there are great

Cons

upper management disconnected and not willing to properly compensate for cost of living - no pay adjustment in 3 years.

CarGurus Response

2y

Having an equitable and competitive pay structure is very important to CarGurus and we regularly evaluate our compensation programs to ensure they are aligned with the broader market. In fact, we recently adjusted the pay structure for several positions, including the one to which you are likely referring. Gurus can read about our compensation philosophy and regular benchmarking on our internal wiki page, and discuss any questions with their managers and HRBPs.

3.0

Apr 28, 2023

Great Culture, hard to move forward

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits and culture. It's a nice place to work.

Cons

When you start you need to negotiate a high salary because it will be very difficult to increase while at CarGurus, Lots of departures after 1-2 years after everyone figures this out.

2.0

Jan 6, 2023

Poor culture

Devops engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive sallary and remote work

Cons

Poor communication and favoritism are riffe. White men do well here.

CarGurus Response

3y

Thank you for sharing your thoughts; they are important inputs given our commitment to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, and to addressing any barriers that may prevent this from being realized. Unconscious bias training is available to all employees, and mandatory for those in recruiting and in management roles. We are always looking for ways to complement this with other programming and learning opportunities.

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