General Motors

Senior Software Engineer - Vehicle Experience Services

General Motors$110K — $130K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production-grade services or platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native development.
  • Strong knowledge of microservices and REST/gRPC APIs.
  • Familiarity with containers and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
  • Proven experience in designing scalable, distributed systems focused on reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain Java microservices using Spring Boot 3.2+ and Java 17+.
  • Implement and support event-driven integrations with Spring Kafka.
  • Optimize PostgreSQL schemas and queries for performance and data integrity.
  • Build and enhance monitoring systems using Datadog for owned services.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine requirements and deliver features.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues alongside operational teams.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with on-site expectations in Warren, MI, or Austin, TX.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge connected vehicle technologies.
  • Exposure to large-scale, distributed systems.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for technical mentorship and personal growth.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI, or Austin, TX three times per week.

The Role

The Senior Software Engineer - Vehicle Experience Services will play a key role in designing, building, and supporting the platforms and services that connect GM vehicles with the cloud. You will work across cloud, network, and in-vehicle integrations to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable connectivity that enables our current and next-generation connected vehicle experiences.
This role is ideal for an engineer who is comfortable owning complex distributed systems, collaborating with internal and external partners, and driving hands-on implementation from architecture through production support.

What you'll do:
  • Design, develop, and maintain Java microservices using Spring Boot 3.2+ and Java 17+ in a cloud-native environment.
  • Implement and support event-driven integrations using Spring Kafka (producers, consumers, error handling, retries, and monitoring).
  • Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and migrations to ensure data integrity and performance.
  • Build and enhance robust monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog (dashboards, metrics, logs, traces, alerts) for owned services.
  • Collaborate with product, architecture, and other engineering teams in the Carrier and Vehicle Services Platform area to refine requirements and deliver features.
  • Partner with operational teams to troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including log/metric analysis and root-cause investigations along with participating in on-call rotations to support carrier and vehicle experience services.
  • Participate in code reviews, contribute to coding standards, and ensure best practices for quality, performance, and security.
  • Contribute to and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and support guides for services.
  • Act as a technical mentor and thought partner within the team, helping elevate engineering practices.
  • Work within an agile, team-oriented environment, contributing to planning, estimation, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop automated functional tests for components and system-level quality assurance


Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building production-grade services or platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native development
  • Microservices and REST/gRPC APIs
  • Containers and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker)
  • CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
  • Demonstrated experience designing and operating scalable, distributed systems with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance
  • Experience working in an agile environment and collaborating in cross-functional teams (product, operations, architecture, security).
  • Experience with Spring, Event Hub messaging, Azure


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with Microservice Development, Springboot 3.2+, Java 17+, Spring Kafka, PostgreSQL, Azure and Datadog
  • Experience with Python, pyTest Automation framework, Robot/Autobot framework, Jenkins, Appium, or other automation frameworks


Additional Information:

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 job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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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