Staff Software Engineer- Product Development Business Systems

Job Description

Workplace Classification:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary work location three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role:

The Staff Full Stack Software Engineer for Product Development Business Solutions is responsible for developing software applications that support the product development business process, spanning the vehicle development cycle. The ideal candidate for this role will be comfortable working with applications that involve complex data requirements and will provide solutions using proven, industry-standard methodologies. You will be directly involved in writing software and/or solutions based on requirements and system specifications. 

This role will advise, coach, and mentor software engineers, while making a significant impact on this new application and helping to develop junior software engineers. You will actively contribute to coding activities. Your expertise leading technical transition to cloud technologies such as Azure will be essential in transforming the PDBS application landscape. This role is part of GM's Vehicle Engineering & Quality IT (VEQ) organization within Global IT.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Developing enterprise-grade applications using Kubernetes/Docker, Quarkus, Java, Angular, and PostgreSQL, among other tools.
• Proactively engage in the identification / remediation of software issues such as code quality, pattern mismatch, and security issues related to the code or solution/configuration.
• Leads comprehensive design analysis of design solution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead GM’s transition to cloud technologies.
• Providing guidance and mentoring of fellow software engineers and other team members.
• Ability to navigating complex corporate environments and processes to remove project roadblocks.
• Understands code quality analysis results and remediation mechanisms.
• Strong Knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems.
• Experience in implementing various branching strategies and sharing that expertise with your team.
• Advanced CI/CD knowledge including automated builds and deployments and developing pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Stays abreast of new technology and competitive products and defines GM direction.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Provide, communicate, and support common best practices among software community.
• Document software solutions and ensure that technical documentation meets GM standards.
• Understand and maintain compliance with GM standards and industry standard methodology.
• Lead the culture within their team, holds themselves and others accountable for demonstrating GMs values and modeling GM behaviors.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• 7+ years experience delivering full stack application development using Java / JEE and Angular
• 3+ years experience in Kubernetes/Docker, Quarkus, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• 3+ years experience working with complex SQL queries, functions, and stored procedures
• 3+ years experience working in a SCRUM development methodology

What will give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Proven experience in migrations to Azure cloud including complex data requirements
• Experience designing global, scalable enterprise level systems
• Previous experience with Oracle P6 Primavera product

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. PLEASE 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.

Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unl