Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin TX Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum.
The Role
The Vehicle Retail Experience Software Engineering Manager is responsible for building and enhancing and maintaining innovative software solutions for supporting the Shop and Buy process for all GM vehicles. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in multiple disciplines including architecture, software engineering, web applications dev/ops and software development practices. Our engineers work in highly collaborative environments across many disciplines (user experience, database, streaming technology, custom rules engines, and most web technologies). We regularly work on cutting edge technologies, understanding and inventing new designs and integration patterns along the way.
What you'll do:
You will provide technical and organizational leadership , mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders is essential to deliver impactful, cost-effective solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities and business outcomes.
- Define and refine system design/architecture built to scale with high focus on non-functional requirements along with business objectives.
- Actively contribute to coding, prototyping, and thorough code reviews, enforcing best practices in clean code and security.
- Mentor and guide engineers in modern design patterns, architecture best practices, and engineering excellence.
- Design and implement efficient data flows across applications using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and system capabilities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and resolve technical challenges.
- Drive technical roadmap decisions, enforce engineering standards, and ensure platform stability and scalability.
- Promote CI/CD, test automation, and performance optimization to improve engineering efficiency.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software development with a proven track record in architectural roles.
- 5+ years of experience managing a team of 7 or more software engineers
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and modern programming practices like micro-frontend and microservices
- Expertise in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot including front-end technologies like ReactJS and micro-frontends.
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects and make strategic decisions impacting business and technology.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex situations for existing or potential problems and recommend solutions.
- Demonstrated expertise implementing AI driven solutions, including integrating machine learning modules, leveraging AI frameworks, or deploying AI features in production environments
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
- Experience designing global, scalable customer-facing platforms tailored to diverse market needs.
- Familiarity with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Additional Information:
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
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.)
