About the role#
This is an 11-week, full-time summer internship program based in Boston. You will join our design team to gain hands-on experience and build industry skills. The role focuses on improving the user experience across CarGurus platforms by combining user needs, business goals, and data insights. You will work 40 hours per week from June through August 2027.
What you'll do#
- Own a scoped design project from start to finish, including problem framing, wireframes, prototypes, and handoff.
- Use AI-assisted design tools to move from concept to interactive prototype.
- Work with product, engineering, and marketing teams to support development.
- Present your ideas, progress, and findings to stakeholders.
- Analyze customer feedback, market trends, and data to help inform product decisions.
- Help the team track product performance and find areas for improvement.
What you'll need#
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Centered Design, Human Factors, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Eligibility to complete a full-time internship.
- A portfolio that shows your design process, including how you frame problems and iterate on ideas.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of design fundamentals like layout, hierarchy, typography, and interaction patterns.
- Ability to explain the reasoning behind your design decisions.
- Comfort making decisions when you have incomplete information.
- Familiarity with Figma, AI tools like Claude, or project management tools like JIRA and Trello is a plus.
- Prior internship or project experience is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts.
- Modality: Hybrid, with an expectation to be in the office approximately three days per week.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Compensation: This is a paid internship.
About CarGurus
CarGurus operates an online automotive platform that connects consumers and dealers for vehicle sales. Langley Steinert founded the company in 2006 to improve the car-shopping process through data analytics. Based in Boston, the organization functions as a public company with over 1,400 employees. It maintains a presence in the United States and Ireland.
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