Senior Software Engineering Manager - Hands-On Leader

General Motors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors in Austin seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager to guide engineering strategy, delivery, and technical execution across a diverse portfolio of platforms and modernization initiatives.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep technical depth, architectural judgment, and the ability to coach engineers while delivering high-quality software with a focus on rapid, reliable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years experience in software engineering, with progressive responsibility across application development, and 5+ years of technical people leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and engineering managers responsible for complex enterprise application portfolios.
• Deep hands-on experience in software design, coding, code review, debugging, and technical problem solving.
• Demonstrated success modernizing legacy systems while supporting ongoing delivery for business-critical applications.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, application integration, APIs, event-driven patterns, data flows, and enterprise architecture.
• Experience establishing and improving engineering standards, development lifecycle practices, and delivery discipline.
• Ability to lead across ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and align technical decisions with business outcomes.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability, with a track record of raising the technical effectiveness of engineers and managers.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to both engineering and business audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for the design, build, modernization, integration, and support of software applications.
• Own technical direction across a portfolio that includes modern platforms, business-critical applications, integrations, APIs, and legacy systems.
• Partner with product, business, architecture, operations, and delivery leaders to translate business needs into scalable engineering solutions.
• Drive modernization strategies for legacy applications, including decomposition, platform evolution, integration simplification, and reduction of technical debt.
• Act as the senior technical leader for the organization by making sound architecture decisions, reviewing designs, and setting a high bar for engineering quality.
• Contribute directly when needed through design reviews, debugging, code reviews, solution modeling, technical spike work, and hands-on problem solving.
• Establish and enforce strong software engineering practices including testing, observability, CI/CD, version control discipline, secure coding, and operational readiness.
• Build strong engineering teams by hiring, coaching, mentoring, and developing software engineers and technical leaders.
• Create a culture of accountability, technical excellence, continuous learning, and customer-focused delivery.
• Lead incident response and escalation management for critical production issues, ensuring fast resolution and durable corrective action.
• Manage delivery across multiple workstreams with clear prioritization, measurable outcomes, and transparent communication to stakeholders.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability tooling

Job description

General Motors in Austin seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager to guide engineering strategy, delivery, and technical execution across a diverse portfolio of platforms and modernization initiatives.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep technical depth, architectural judgment, and the ability to coach engineers while delivering high-quality software with a focus on rapid, reliable outcomes.