Staff DevOps Software Engineer

Job Description

Remote: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of [Sunnyvale, Austin, Warren] you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum.

GM is committed to Zero Emission, Zero Crashes and Zero Congestion vision.


The Team

The Engagement Services DevOps team plays a pivotal role in delivering seamless, reliable, and innovative digital experiences to millions of GM customers. As part of the broader software engineering organization, this group is responsible for the development, deployment, and operational excellence of several high-impact, customer-facing platforms.



What You’ll Do

• Design and develop solutions for infrastructure and automations.
• Provide standards and expertise for development processes.
• Act as a tech lead and mentor to the global DevOps group
• Maintain and enhance Dockerized based environments.
• Develop & Optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Support the group with packaging, customizing and automation efforts.
• Streamline dev. process to simple, elegant process which can run on multiple platforms.
• Support the group developers with environment queries, automation requirements, platform solutions.
• Optimize branching strategies and Git operations for traceability and ease of use for the developers.
• Manage system configuration using configuration management tools.
• Contribute to cloud solutions for the group.
• Maintain the groups storage resources and services.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or comparable experience
• 10-12 years of experience in a DevOps role.
• Proven experience in supporting CI/CD, Build systems, Automations, Infrastructure.
• Experience with cloud IaC - Terraform/Pulumi/Crossplane.
• Experience administrating K8s.
• Experience and knowledge in Git, REST API, Jenkins/Tekton/Github Actions, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD, Monitoring, CMake.
• Knowledge with the following development languages - Groovy, Python, Bash, Golang.
• High level of Linux server administration skills.
• High level of oral and written communication skills
• High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively in a global organization

Additional Information:

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

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., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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 unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

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 believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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