Senior Backend Software Engineer Commercial Software

Job Description

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale

The Role
Software-defined vehicles mark a fundamental shift toward safer smarter and more sustainable transportation with software serving as the core engine for data processing security and user experience. For businesses these advanced software capabilities offer critical operational advantages including higher efficiency reduced costs and improved safety and decision-making.

Leveraging its global reach as a leading OEM General Motors controls both in-vehicle and cloud software to deliver integrated solutions for fleet management logistics and energy optimization. To advance this initiative GM is actively hiring in Silicon Valley and Austin seeking mission-driven talent focused on customer-centric technology and sustainability to build next-generation commercial fleet platforms at scale.

In this Senior Software Engineer role you will lead and develop high performance backend services and systems for GM Commercial Software. This role provides a unique opportunity where you will be working across all of the GM Commercial Software products and truly steering the future of GM Commercial Softwares system architecture APIs products and customers. We are an innovation first team and we need your help to ensure we meet the highest standards. Come join us and lets innovate!

What Youll Do

• Design build andmaintainscalablereliableand performant services and systems

• Build and launch new capabilities and products that bring significant value to customers internal and external

• Uphold our high engineering standards. Elevate quality and engineering efficiency within our codebases.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including product design and other engineering functions.

• Mentor engineers earlier in their technical career to help them grow.

• Explorenew technologiesand enrich our technological stack.

• Activelyparticipatein technical discussions and deep dives with architecturalgroup.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5 years of hands-on backend software development

• Experience in building production-quality highly performant and scalable distributedsystemsand Service-Oriented architecture

• Experience in one of the JVM languages Java / Scala / Kotlin SpringBoot.

• Experience in writinghigh qualityproduction code that is tested thoroughly supported by clear documentation and hasappropriate productionobservability

• Strong CS fundamentals including OO concepts data structures algorithms and systems architecture

• Solid understanding and experience with NoSQL and relational DB

• Empathy with users internal and external and a strong customer focus

• Strong communicationskills and a collaborative mindset.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong product focus and acumen.

• Experience working independently and drive features or components throughout the development lifecycle

• Experience with at least one of the public cloud providers Azure AWS GCP

• Experience with IoT stack is a big plus

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Engineering preferred

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The salary range for this role is $153200 - $269200 . The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position as well as the geography of the selected candidate.

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation and holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g. H1-B OPT STEM OPT CPT TN J-1 etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week or other frequency dictated by their manager. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day individually and collectively to drive meaningful change through our words our deeds and our culture. Every day we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

From day one were looking out for your well-beingat work and at homeso you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources .

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Required Experience:

Senior IC