Principal Software Engineer - Mentoring-Driven Next.js & Vue.js

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

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.