Principal Software Engineer

General Motors Company; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Kansas City, MO to own full lifecycle improvements for our software platform. You will troubleshoot incidents, deliver high-impact features, and trace root causes across Vue.js-based applications and the Process Improvement stack.

You will mentor teammates, drive postmortems, and push changes behind flags to minimize outages. MongoDB, Next.js, and Git expertise are essential as you scale the platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Process Improvement reps, not just exposure.
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a principal capacity.
• Teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Vue.js-based applications.
• Deliver principal-quality features within the $129,000 - $175,000 Principal Software Engineer mandate.
• Read the Process Improvement stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root.
• Push Process Improvement changes safely behind flags so Kansas City, MO rollbacks take seconds.
• Keep Mentoring schemas backward-compatible so GM never forces a breaking upgrade.
• Drive the Git incident postmortem to prevent repeat outages.

Skills

Vue.js

Next.js

Git

Leadership

Tools

MongoDB

Vue.js

Next.js

Git

Job description

Help General Motors engineer the next generation of our platform, one well-tested Process Improvement commit at a time. Plainly put, General Motors wants 10 years of MongoDB, will pay $129,000 - $175,000, and expects you to own the result.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Vue.js-based applications
• Deliver principal-quality features within the $129,000 - $175,000 Principal Software Engineer mandate
• Read the Process Improvement stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Push Process Improvement changes safely behind flags so Kansas City, MO rollbacks take seconds
• Keep Mentoring schemas backward-compatible so General Motors never forces a breaking upgrade
• Drive the Git incident postmortem that stops the Kansas City outage from recurring
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Mentoring and Next.js

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of Process Improvement reps, not just Process Improvement exposure
• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a principal capacity
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself

General Motors spent 9 years in the trenches of technology so its clients across Kansas City, MO wouldn't have to. The team trusts each other to do the right thing without constant oversight or micromanagement.

Beyond the $129,000 - $175,000 base, General Motors invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

This Kansas City, MO role just got a fresh timestamp, and applications are flowing in.

Pair your Next.js with our Mentoring-heavy team and watch what General Motors can build.