Senior Fullstack/Frontend Engineer

General Motors

Senior Fullstack/Frontend Engineer

Reposted 2 Hours Ago

4 Locations

Remote or Hybrid

145K-261K Annually

Senior level

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The Role

The Senior Fullstack/Frontend Engineer will architect and implement scalable frontend systems for AV mapping applications collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and performance in autonomous driving technologies.

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About Us
We're on a mission to build the world's most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places things and experiences they care about. At GM's Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization we're combining cutting-edge research robust engineering and large-scale systems to make this future a reality. Our team is developing national-scale next-generation mapping systems from the ground up-combining robust backend infrastructure with intuitive performant user interfaces.
The Role
We're looking for a Fullstack Engineer with deep expertise in Frontend technology to join our Mapping Engineering team. You'll be responsible for building web-based tools and interfaces that empower engineers operators and stakeholders to interact with our distributed mapping systems. From visualizing map data and pipeline health to enabling map QA and debugging workflows your work will directly impact the safety and scalability of autonomous driving. You'll collaborate closely with product managers backend engineers machine-learning engineers domain experts across Localization Perception and Simulation to deliver high-quality user-centric tools that support the full map lifecycle.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

Architect and implement performant scalable and maintainable frontend systems for AV mapping applications across web and embedded platforms.
Design intuitive data-rich user interfaces to visualize complex geospatial and mapping data supporting workflows such as map editing validation and release.
Collaborate closely with backend simulation localization and perception teams to define robust data contracts and ensure seamless integration across systems.
Lead the frontend development lifecycle for high-impact projects-defining milestones aligning stakeholders and mentoring engineers across functions.
Drive technical excellence in frontend engineering by conducting design reviews enforcing UI/UX best practices and setting standards for code quality testing and documentation.
Optimize rendering performance and responsiveness for large-scale map data and real-time updates.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in frontend architecture component design and visualization frameworks within the Mapping organization and across AV domains.
Contribute to roadmap planning and hiring strategies to grow frontend expertise across the team.

Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have)

5+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade frontend applications.
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field. Or relevant work experience
Proven experience owning and shipping user-facing products ideally in high-performance or data-intensive domains.
Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript React (or similar frameworks) and state management libraries (e.g. Redux Zustand).
Deep understanding of frontend performance optimization accessibility and responsive design.
Experience working with geospatial data map rendering libraries (e.g. Mapbox GL Deck.gl OpenLayers) or data visualization frameworks (e.g. D3.js).
Familiarity with RESTful APIs WebSockets and GraphQL.
BS MS in Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction or a related technical field or equivalent industry experience.
Demonstrated success in leading frontend initiatives mentoring engineers and working with cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

7+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade frontend applications.
Experience with AV mapping systems HD map data pipelines or automated cartographic error detection.
Knowledge of computer vision or machine learning workflows related to map labeling or perception.
Deep experience with Node.js internals and performance tuning.
Experience designing performant geospatial services coordinate systems and transforms.

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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York Colorado California or Washington.

The salary range for this role: is $144700 to $261300. 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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This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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Skills Required

5+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade frontend applications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or relevant work experience
Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript React and state management libraries
Experience working with geospatial data and map rendering libraries
Familiarity with RESTful APIs WebSockets and GraphQL
Demonstrated success in leading frontend initiatives and mentoring engineers

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