Lauren Krivos

About Lauren Krivos

Engineering leader with 10+ years building and scaling consumer products, specializing in rapid software delivery without sacrificing long-term system health. Experienced in hiring, retaining, and growing senior engineers and leading teams that own their outcomes end-to-end. Strong technical judgment across the software delivery lifecycle, with a bias for simplicity, observability, and intentional technical debt payoff. Trusted partner to Product and Design to turn context into results.

Experience

1. Software Engineering Manager

   CarGurus

   Mar 2023 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Manage and grow high-performing engineering teams (6-8 engineers) delivering mission-critical, customer-facing products, balancing business KPIs with scalable technical execution- Currently leading the SEO & Content team, building resilient full-stack systems that improve discovery, engagement, and reliability across millions of users. Partnering closely with the marketing team to lead AI powered organic search drivers and agentic AI experiences. Migrating and modernizing code out of a monorepo to team owned microservices. Balancing strategic OKRs with emergent priorities and paying down technical debt- Previously, led a greenfield Digital Retail Shopping platform enabling seamless online transactions—integrating complex payment systems, third-party APIs, and real-time order updates with high reliability and security. Successfully implementing new software deployment workflows and strategy after identifying inefficient processes- Directly responsible for hiring four full time senior engineers and three contractors. Well versed in hiring and developing engineering talent- Mentor and develop engineering talent through structured 1:1s and performance coaching. Responsible for numerous engineers who have received promotions and high review ratings due to the team’s high quality work and successful coaching.

Education

• Rochester Institute of Technology

  Bachelor's Degree, New Media Interactive Development

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Ajax
• Json
• Css
• Illustrator
• Wordpress
• Visual Studio
• Handlebars
• Actionscript
• Hootsuite
• Css3
• Javaserver Pages (Jsp)
• Flash Animation
• Ibm Websphere Commerce
• Jquery
• Angularjs
• Xml
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Adobe Social
• Html
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Node.js
• Jstl
• Mysql
• C#
• Indesign
• Powerpoint