General Motors

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services

General Motors$153K — $269K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in designing and building large engineering projects
  • Extensive experience in system architecture and design patterns
  • Proficient in Java/Kotlin or Python
  • Knowledgeable in SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with at least one of the public cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP)
  • Strong problem-solving skills in an agile environment
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of flagship GM Commercial Services software
  • Understand business strategy to identify and solve complex problems
  • Define inefficiencies and drive improvements across the organization
  • Enhance engineering best practices and produce high-quality code
  • Develop and launch impactful products for internal and external customers
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders across departments
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers in their technical growth

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Tuition assistance programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • GM vehicle discounts
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role

In this Senior Backend Software Engineer role, you will lead and develop high performance backend services and systems for GM Commercial Services' new software solution. This role provides a unique opportunity where you will be working across all of the GM Commercial Services software products, and truly steering the future of GM Commercial Services' 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 let's innovate!

What You'll Do

  • Provide technical leadership in designing and building the flagship GM Commercial Services Software.


  • Develop a deep understanding of GM Commercial Services' business strategy and goals. You will be one of our key leaders expected to identify and solve our highest impact, highly complex problems.


  • See the big picture and identify inefficiencies and opportunities for meaningful improvements across the entire organization. Drive alignment on how to tackle these and lead the delivery of high leverage solutions for them to have the widest impact.


  • Raise the bar to make GM Commercial Service engineering truly best-in-class by improving best practices, producing exemplary code, documentation, automated tests and thorough and precise monitoring.


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


  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including dependency engineering teams, product, design, infrastructure and operations


  • Mentor junior and experienced engineers in their technical career to help them grow


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • 5+ years experience in successfully designing and building large engineering projects, including successful productionization of highly scalable, reliable and performant systems


  • Extensive experience in architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems.


  • Extensive experience in Java / Kotlin or Python


  • Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases


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


  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an agile development environment.


  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative mindset.


  • Knowledge of software design patterns, OO, data structures, and algorithms.


  • A passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Strong product focus and acumen.


  • Experience with project management, ensuring on-time team deliverable with high quality.


  • Experience with Databricks.


  • Experience with React and modern JavaScript libraries as well as HTML and CSS.


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 actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.
  • The salary range for this role is $153,200 - $269,100. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
  • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.


Benefits:
  • 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 & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and mor

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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