Backend Digital Software Engineer

Job Description

Remote OR Hybrid - This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas, Warren, Michigan, or Mountain View, California, you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

The Role:

As a Digital Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of cutting-edge digital products, including front-end and backend services. You'll work in a collaborative, cross-functional team within a fast-paced startup environment. Your contributions will directly shape the future of GM's product offerings. We are seeking individuals who are driven by curiosity, thrive on innovation, and are dedicated to delivering excellence. If you're ready to embark on an exciting journey of pioneering innovation, join us and let's create the future together!

What You’ll Do:

• Full Stack Development: Develop across the stack, from web, mobile and in-vehicle applications to backend services. The specific stack can vary per product you are working on.
• Collaborative Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to translate project requirements into functional software.
• Cloud Services: Use Azure services for hosting, scaling, and deploying applications, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, following best practices and coding standards.
• Testing: Perform unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing to ensure the reliability and robustness of the applications.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API documentation, and system documentation. Using tools such as Confluence and Lucid Charts.
• Continuous Deployment: 2-week sprints, release to production
• Workload Management: Refine, estimate, and update user stories via Jira to help the team effectively manage our workload.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in back-end development using JVM-based languages such as Java or Kotlin, leveraging frameworks like Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• A minimum of 7 years of proven experience as a software developer with expertise in both back-end and front-end development.
• Demonstrated ability in designing and implementing backend systems, including:
  • Database management with PostgreSQL or NoSQL solutions.
  • Data normalization and optimization.
  • REST API development.
  • Data monitoring and analytics platforms.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the following areas:
  • DevOps: Knowledgeable in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and familiar with CI/CD practices (GitHub actions).
  • Web Development: Proficiency in React.JS, HTML/CSS/JS. Experience with React, Redux, and design systems.
  • Mobile and/or Vehicle App Development: Skilled in React Native, and/or Native Android development or Native iOS. Proficiency in Kotlin, Android jetpack libraries, Compose and swift UI frameworks.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred):

• Message Streaming: Familiarity with message stream processing using Apache Kafka or Apache Pulsar, contributing to real-time data handling and analysis.
• Authentication/Authorization: Knowledge of implementing Single Sign-On (SSO), Azure App Service Authentication, or Azure B2C for secure and seamless user experiences.
• Machine Learning: An understanding of machine learning frameworks like Scikit-learn is advantageous for projects involving data-driven decision-making.
• AI models: Understanding the capabilities and integration of AI models into applications is advantageous.

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

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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is $130,800 to $200,400. 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 pays 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 more.

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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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​