Principal Software Engineer, Architecture And Core Services at Cars Commerce
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Ethan Gunderson is a Principal Software Engineer with 16 years of experience who specializes in architecture, platform and infrastructure work—currently leading Cars.com’s replatform to an Elixir monolith. He’s a hands-on architect who moves between roles (manager, security, data, infra) to solve thorny production problems and make complex systems “boring” through automation and sound design. Ethan has repeatedly owned databases and scaling projects—optimizing email platforms 18x, building cost-efficient data warehouses, and delivering PCI-compliant AWS infrastructure. Known for mentoring teams and shipping pragmatic solutions, he combines deep operational chops with a taste for elegant runtime choices. Based in Minneapolis, he’s the kind of engineer who prefers impact over title and cares unexpectedly deeply about coffee and fitness.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
ASD Software Engineering, ASD Software Engineering at Chippewa Valley Technical College
Software Engineering Mathematics, Software Engineering Mathematics at University of Wisconsin-Stout
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Ethan Gunderson - Principal Software Engineer, Architecture And Core Services at Cars Commerce