General Motors

Senior Software Engineering - Device Data Capture

General Motors • $115K — $164K *
Markham, ON L3R 0G6In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in production backend services, especially with Java/Spring Boot.
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems: API design, security, event-driven architecture.
  • Proven ability to lead technical direction and document architectural decisions.
  • Experience with modern engineering tools like automated review bots and coding assistants.
  • A record of delivering tech-debt and security enhancements under pressure.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement backend services for vehicle configuration and management.
  • Enhance API security and manage the transition away from legacy API versions.
  • Make critical architectural decisions for service communication and observability.
  • Address tech debt in high-traffic services while maintaining feature delivery speed.
  • Integrate developer tooling to improve workflow efficiency and code review processes.
  • Mentor junior engineers on service ownership and backend best practices.

Benefits

  • Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and family-related leave.
  • Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision plans.
  • Life insurance for employees and family members.
  • Company contributions to a retirement pension plan.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan accessible for employees and their loved ones.
Full Job Description

Job Description

Vacancy Status:

This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.

AI Disclosure:

As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The DDC / RDM platform is the backend system of record for vehicle configuration, campaign delivery, and remote device management at scale 1 a set of Spring Boot services (with supporting data and eventing infrastructure) that manage device attributes, group targeting, config distribution, and OTA campaigns across a global, multi-region fleet. We're in the middle of a significant modernization push: retiring legacy API versions, hardening authorization across every service, and redesigning our service-to-service network architecture.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

  • Design, build, and operate backend services (Java/Spring Boot) that power device configuration, campaign management, and data-plane connectivity for millions of vehicles.

  • Lead authorization and security hardening across our API surface, and drive the retirement of legacy (v1 6v3) endpoints in favor of a consistent, versioned API strategy.

  • Own architectural decisions for cross-service communication, event-driven workflows, and observability as the platform expands into new regions.

  • Reduce structural tech debt in high-traffic services (dependency upgrades, framework migrations, network/security architecture) without slowing feature delivery.

  • Help evolve our engineering workflows by integrating agentic, model-assisted developer tooling (e.g., automated code-review agents, coding assistants wired into our repos via MCP clients) into day-to-day backend development 1 improving review quality and cutting routine toil.

  • Mentor other engineers on service ownership, backend design standards, and operational rigor.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • 5+ years building and operating production backend services, ideally in Java/Spring Boot (or comparable JVM/server-side stacks).

  • Strong grasp of distributed systems fundamentals: API design and versioning, service-to-service authorization/security, event-driven architecture, and data plane scalability.

  • Experience leading technical direction on a multi-service platform 1 not just writing code, but making and documenting architectural trade-offs.

  • Comfort working with modern, agent-assisted engineering tooling (automated review bots, coding assistants, MCP-based integrations) as part of a normal development workflow.

  • A track record of shipping tech-debt and security work under real feature-delivery pressure, not just in isolation.

What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Experience with automotive, IoT, or other large-fleet device-management platforms.

  • Familiarity with multi-region/OTA delivery systems.

  • Prior experience standing up or governing agent-based/automated tooling across a multi-repo organization.

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $164,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILLNEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;

  • Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;

  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;

  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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