Engineering Apex
Carvana
Tempe, AZ0–3 yrs2h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Carvana is offering early career opportunities through the Engineering Apex program.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to scale by owning medium-to-large projects with cross-functional impact.
- Write elite code by developing scalable, testable, and modularized solutions.
- Master the stack by working with cloud systems (Azure), Kafka for real-time streaming, and Kubernetes for scaling.
- Collaborate using Agile methodologies to design new features alongside Product and Design.
- Stay ahead by exploring new technologies and approaches to bring Carvana’s engineering to the next level.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Proficiency in C# / .NET Core (GraphQL/RESTful via Web API) and Azure services OR JavaScript / TypeScript (React Hooks, Next.js, Nx).
- Strong skills in unit testing, debugging, and API integrations.
- Experience with cloud systems (Azure), Kafka, and Kubernetes for scaling.
Qualifications
- 0–3 years of software development experience.
- A positive attitude.
- A willingness to be flexible.
- A deep hunger to learn.
Apex Pitch Video Requirements
Prepare a 3–5 minute video that includes:
- The "Why": Why Carvana, and why join at this specific moment?
- The Track: Why Software Engineering is the right fit for your skills.
- The Build: Walk through an AI-driven application or solution you’ve personally built (personal, school, internship, etc.).
- Show what you built and explain the thought-process behind specific decisions.
- Detail exactly how AI played a role in building it (planning, writing code, etc.).
- Use a screen-recording tool and walk through your prompt creation, documentation, code, or other specific artifacts.
- Focus on your creative process and problem-solving steps, not a product demonstration.
Video Recording & Sharing Tools
- Loom (Recommended): For "picture-in-picture" recordings.
- Camtasia or Clipchamp: For editing multiple takes.
- Zoom: Use “shared screen with speaker view.”
Ensure your video is uploaded to a cloud service (YouTube, Google Drive) and set to "Public," "Unlisted," or "Anyone with the link can view." Test your link in an Incognito or Private browser window before submitting.