CarGurus reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(487 total reviews)
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93% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

CarGurus has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 487 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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487 reviews
5.0
Apr 25, 2018

Great fit for hardworking & driven individuals

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Pros

CG is the most transparent company I've been at. While a lot is constantly changing and there are moving pieces as you would expect of a fast-growth company, we are open about what's going on, what the challenges might be, and what our successes are. There's a lot of opportunity for growth both within your role (annual reviews allow for annual progression) along with within the company if you are able to show you are a top performer in your current role. When people state that "there aren't opportunities for growth" that is generally people waiting for something to be handed to them, which isn't going to happen. But through hard work and an ability to work closely with your manager/coach, promotion and internal moves are definitely possible. There are also a vast number of thought leaders at the company who are open and willing to teach and mentor. The number of years in the tech industry in a variety of roles contained under this one roof is unparalleled and allows for great professional development. The day to day is challenging, rewarding and supportive. It is certainly a place at which I feel lucky to work and with people I'm lucky to work with. Tons of perks like free breakfast/lunch, transportation costs covered, casual culture, high commission opportunities, every other week happy hours, stock options, and more.

Cons

Vacation time is more limited than other companies I've been at and there currently is no working from home policy. Also, it is a white-male dominated workplace which can feel fairly narrow-minded at times.

1.0
Sep 22, 2017

Revise your management staff in DR

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people and the company perks were nice.

Cons

Sr. Management in DR is a joke. Find a better staff. Stop hiring people that don't know what their doing. Management Team in DR promotes people that they like and want to move up. I feel the leadership is poor and just didn't really care about growth of people who really wanted to move up.

2.0
Aug 12, 2025
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Pros

Great colleagues. Beautiful new office. Great engineering culture -- no big egos. Great, talented teammates.

Cons

Clueless engineering middle management, and detached upper management. Massive technical debt not being addressed, but it slows everything down. Bizarre career development model that is detached from reality, yet managers seem forced to follow. No real chances for advancement for senior engineers. Way too many full-time contractors, who should be direct employees.

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