Senior Backend Engineer — Hybrid, Scalable Systems Leader

generalmotors; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to lead high-performance backend services across GM Commercial Services. You will shape system architecture, APIs, and products for broad stakeholder impact, mentoring engineers and driving best practices in a hybrid work model.

You will collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to deliver scalable, reliable software that aligns with GM's strategic goals and customer needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing and building large engineering projects.
• Experience with architecture and design patterns, reliability and scaling.
• Experience with Java/Kotlin or Python.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with at least one cloud provider (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong problem-solving and the ability to work in an agile development environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, OO, data structures, and algorithms.
• A passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in designing and building the flagship GM Commercial Services Software.
• Develop a deep understanding of GM Commercial Services' business strategy and goals; identify high-impact, highly complex problems.
• Identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvements across the organization and lead the delivery of high-leverage solutions.
• Raise the bar by improving practices, code, documentation, tests, and monitoring.
• Build and launch new products that bring significant value to internal and external customers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including dependency engineering, product, design, infrastructure and operations.
• Mentor junior and experienced engineers in their technical career.

Skills

Backend architecture

Java/Kotlin or Python

SQL & NoSQL

Cloud: Azure/AWS/GCP

Agile development

Communication skills

Software design patterns

Problem solving

Mentoring

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to lead high-performance backend services across GM Commercial Services. You will shape system architecture, APIs, and products for broad stakeholder impact, mentoring engineers and driving best practices in a hybrid work model.

You will collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to deliver scalable, reliable software that aligns with GM's strategic goals and customer needs.