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This role pays less than
75%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,013–$215,700
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$170k
versus about
$195k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Carmax
CarMax is the largest used car retailer in the United States, offering a customer-friendly, no-haggle buying experience with a broad selection of quality used vehicles, financing, and vehicle protection plans. Industry: Automotive Retail
Carmax currently has
33 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$104,000–$156,000
across 19 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Engineer, Cloud, you will join an innovative team to shape next-generation cloud infrastructure for automotive retail. You will lead efforts to design, build, and evolve scalable cloud platforms, ensuring reliability, security, and resilience for customer-facing applications. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing self-service capabilities, creating automation tools, and providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams. You will utilize expertise in Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, along with scripting in Python or PowerShell. The role requires proficiency with on-premises Kubernetes, cloud networking, storage, virtualization, and access control in hybrid environments. You will also design AI Agents for infrastructure and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or TeamCity. This position solves complex problems regarding infrastructure scalability and performance optimization within a large-scale retail environment.
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