Senior Backend Engineer, Commercial Software Platform

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 153.000 - 269.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

GM vehicle discounts

Relocation assistance

Health benefits

Zusammenfassung

General Motors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for GM Commercial Software. You will lead high-performance systems across product and fleet solutions, collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams.

This hybrid role requires mentoring, architectural thinking, and a drive to improve reliability and security. Based in Silicon Valley or Austin, you will work with cloud and on‑premise components, contribute to APIs, and shape

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years hands-on backend software development.
• Experience building production-quality, highly scalable distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Java/Scala/Kotlin and SpringBoot.
• Experience with production observability and well-documented code.
• Strong CS fundamentals: OO, data structures, algorithms, systems design.
• Knowledge of NoSQL and relational databases.
• Empathy for users and strong collaboration with teams.

Aufgaben

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable and performant services and systems.
• Build and launch new capabilities and products that bring significant value to customers internal and external.
• Uphold our high engineering standards.
• Elevate quality and engineering efficiency within our codebases.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including product, design, and other engineering functions.
• Mentor engineers earlier in their technical career to help them grow.
• Explore new technologies and enrich our technological stack.
• Actively participate in technical discussions and deep dives with architectural group.

Kenntnisse

Backend development

Java/Scala/Kotlin

SpringBoot

Distributed systems

NoSQL & relational DB

OO design & data structures

Customer focus

Ausbildung

BS/MS/PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

SpringBoot

Jobbeschreibung

General Motors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services for GM Commercial Software. You will lead high-performance systems across product and fleet solutions, collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams.

This hybrid role requires mentoring, architectural thinking, and a drive to improve reliability and security. Based in Silicon Valley or Austin, you will work with cloud and on‑premise components, contribute to APIs, and shape