CarMax

Principal Engineer, Cloud

CarMax
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2 days ago
Richmond, VA, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$136k - $204k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and evolve scalable cloud platforms supporting customer-facing applications.
  • Develop self-service capabilities and automation tools to accelerate delivery and improve operational efficiency.
  • Define cloud infrastructure patterns and best practices with engineers, architects, and technology leaders.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance while driving cross-functional initiatives.
  • Consult with internal stakeholders to evolve cloud platforms and optimize performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
  • Design and deploy resilient cloud architectures and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience with 7+ years in technology roles.
  • At least 4 years of hands-on experience building cloud infrastructure, with Azure preferred and AWS or Google Cloud considered.
  • At least 3 years of scripting or coding experience using Python, PowerShell, or similar languages.
  • Expertise in cloud networking, storage, virtualization, access control, and hybrid environments.
  • Experience designing and deploying resilient cloud architectures and managing CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Azure DevOps or TeamCity.
  • Strong leadership skills, including mentoring teams and driving cross-functional initiatives.
  • Passion for automation and eliminating manual processes to improve efficiency and scalability.

Benefits

  • Paid sick, vacation, holiday, floating holiday, bereavement, jury duty, and other paid time away benefits, subject to eligibility and manager approval.
  • Full-time hourly or commission/incentive-eligible associates may earn up to 48 hours of sick time and 80 to 200 hours of vacation annually after a 90-day waiting period, depending on tenure.
  • Full-time salaried associates receive paid time away as needed with no specified limit, subject to manager approval.
  • Eligible associates receive pay for six scheduled holidays and one floating holiday, with holiday premium pay when applicable.
  • May be eligible for bonus and equity.
  • Richmond, Virginia work arrangement requires onsite work four days per week; Plano, Texas requires onsite work two days per week.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureGoogle CloudPowerShellPythonTeamCity

Categories

CarMax

About CarMax

10,000+ employees

CarMax is the largest U.S. retailer of used cars, selling and buying vehicles through a nationwide store network and an online platform for consumers. It also provides in-house financing and runs wholesale auctions for dealers. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, CarMax is a public company (NYSE: KMX) whose business model centers on vehicle sales, trade-ins, and related services such as appraisals, warranties, and home delivery in many markets.

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