Software Engineer, Data Software Engineering and Cloud Platforms, Early Careers

General Motors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Bonus potential

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors is seeking entry-level Software Engineers to join teams across GM’s Data Software Engineering and Cloud organizations. You will contribute to the development, deployment, and support of reliable, scalable data platforms and cloud services that enable business-critical products, applications, analytics, and engineering workflows.

You will work alongside experienced software, data, and cloud engineers to build services and tools for data ingestion, processing, storage, serving, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• 0–2 years software engineering experience.
• Foundational proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, C++, Go, Python).
• Familiarity with major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, deployment, and improvement of data and cloud services.
• Learn and apply operational-excellence practices, including SLAs, monitoring, and incident response.
• Collaborate with software, data, ML, and cloud engineers to translate user needs into technical solutions.
• Implement features from design to testing and deployment with guidance from seniors.
• Participate in sprint planning, code reviews, design discussions, and documentation.
• Write maintainable, well-tested code to improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Develop familiarity with cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, observability, and production lifecycles.
• Build knowledge of tools, architectures, and data workflows supporting our ecosystem.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/

0–2 years software engineering

Java/C++/Go/Python

Fundamentals of software engineering

Cloud familiarity (Azure/GCP/AWS)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field

Job description

Job Description GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.) This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to offices in Austin, TX, Warren, MI or Seattle, WA three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

We are seeking entry‑level Software Engineers to join teams across GM’s Data Software Engineering and Cloud organizations. In these roles, you will contribute to the development, deployment, and support of reliable, scalable data platforms and cloud services that enable business‑critical products, applications, analytics, and engineering workflows. You will work alongside experienced software, data, and cloud engineers to build services and tools for data ingestion, processing, storage, serving, and platform automation. This is an opportunity to grow your software‑engineering skills while gaining hands‑on experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large‑scale data platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the development, deployment, and improvement of data and cloud services.
• Learn and apply operational‑excellence practices, including service‑level objectives and indicators, monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• Collaborate with software, data, ML, and cloud engineers to understand user needs, translate requirements into technical solutions, and help build self‑service capabilities.
• Implement features and technical projects from design through testing, deployment, and support, with guidance from senior team members.
• Participate actively in sprint planning, code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and retrospectives.
• Write maintainable, well‑tested code and help improve the reliability, performance, cost efficiency, and usability of team services.
• Develop familiarity with cloud infrastructure, deployment automation, observability, and the full operational lifecycle of production systems.
• Build knowledge of the tools, architectures, and data workflows that support our technology ecosystem.

Your Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or another relevant field; or equivalent real‑world experience.
• 0–2 years of software‑engineering experience, including internships, co‑op experience, academic projects, or equivalent hands‑on work.
• Foundational proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C++, Go, or Python.
• Understanding of software‑engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, testing, version control, and code review.
• Familiarity with developing or supporting services, applications, or data‑processing systems.
• Exposure to at least one major public cloud provider, such as Azure, GCP, or AWS, through coursework, projects, internships, or professional experience.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, collaboration, and learning skills.
• Interest in contributing to reliable, scalable systems and supporting services in a production environment.

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage

• Familiarity with distributed systems, APIs, microservices, containers, or cloud‑native development.
• Exposure to deployment automation, monitoring, logging, metrics, or other observability practices.
• Academic, internship, or personal‑project experience related to autonomous vehicles, robotics, machine learning, or large‑scale data platforms.

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful applicant will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is from $84,900 - $130, 500. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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