Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

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

The Role

As a Software Engineering Manager at General Motors you will guide development teams to raise the bar on user experience, on quality, and on performance. You'll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and clearly communicating project details to all stakeholders. Your role involves encouraging innovation within your teams, allowing them to explore new ideas and technologies. You are expected to touch and contribute at every level of the technology stack, including but not limited to client-side Javascript, large-scale real-time data processing, high performance API services. You will work with autonomous teams - all of whom love to get their hands dirty, develop new products and tools while keeping an eye on the overall system’s quality, performance, and scalability.

What You'll Do

• Be both a highly technical, hands-on coder and effective people manager. 

• Capable of hosting technical discussions, being a subject matter expert, and having strategic influence. 

• Own and drive complex technical projects from the planning stage through execution. 

• Create a team environment that encourages innovation and continuous learning. 

• Balance the adoption of new technologies with practical, efficient solutions. 

• Keep up with technological advancements and integrate them to enhance our engineering practices. 

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other teams to align technological development with business goals and user needs. 

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/network development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build process, testing.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• 8+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience building large scale software systems that are robust, reliable, and scalable.
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
• 2+ years of engineering team management experience
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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. 

Compensation: 

• The expected base compensation for this role is: $165,900- $298,800. Actual base compensation within the identified 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 more. 

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