General Motors

Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

Posted 12 Hours Ago

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2 Locations

Hybrid

Senior level

Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing

We make amazing products people love for every journey.

The Role

The Staff Software Engineer will lead the design and implementation of full-stack software systems ensuring quality and scalability across platforms and tools for internal users and various stakeholders at GM.

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Description
At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.
The Role
We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack to lead the design and delivery of end-to-end software systems that power internal platforms simulation tools and data-driven applications across GM. The ideal candidate is passionate about building world-class software has a proven track record in scalable enterprise software and thrives in collaborative environments. Strong software engineering fundamentals great communication skills and experience in engineering best practices for highly scalable reliable services.
What You'll Do

Own end-to-end architecture for complex systems: backend services APIs front-end applications data flows and integrations.
Design and implement full-stack features (frontend + backend) that support internal users such as simulation engineers robotics teams and manufacturing stakeholders.
Build scalable backend services (e.g. microservices event-driven systems) with strong reliability security and observability.
Demonstrated experience building and operating distributed systems in production - event-driven architectures message brokers service decomposition and the operational realities of running them
Collaborate with product platform and domain teams to translate requirements into clear architectural designs technical roadmaps and implementation plans.
Define and champion coding standards testing strategies and CI/CD practices to raise the bar on code quality and delivery speed.
Conduct design and code reviews provide technical guidance and mentor engineers across multiple teams.
Evaluate and introduce modern technologies and frameworks where they add clear value (performance developer experience scalability).

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Software Engineering or related field; MS/PhD or equivalent experience preferred.
8+ years of professional software engineering experience including significant full-stack and architectural responsibilities.
Strong proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g. C# Java C++ Python) and one frontend framework (e.g. React Angular Vue).
Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems (microservices containers orchestration APIs messaging) with the broader stack: GraphQL gRPC PostreSQL Docker and Kubernetes
Solid understanding of system design scalability performance and security trade-offs.
Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence technical direction across teams and clearly articulate architectural decisions.

Nice to Have

Experience building tools or platforms for simulation robotics manufacturing or data/ML workflows.
Experience Integrating with enterprise systems (e.g. telemetry/IoT PLM/CAD MES analytics platforms) to keep digital twins up to date synchronized and interactive.
Experience building Maps backends and graph databases
Familiarity with event streaming service meshes and advanced observability (tracing metrics logs).
Track record of technical leadership: driving architecture mentoring engineers and shaping engineering culture.

About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words our deeds and our culture. Every day we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex race color national origin citizenship status religion age disability pregnancy or maternity status sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran or protected veteran or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required where applicable to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more visit How we Hire.
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Top Skills

Angular

C++

Docker

GraphQL

Grpc

Java

Kubernetes

Postgres

Python

React

Vue

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The Company

HQ: Detroit MI

165000 Employees

Year Founded: 1908

What We Do

At General Motors our vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We wholeheartedly embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better safer and more equitable for all. Our industry and company are undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime technological transformation which is reshaping our approach to technology and innovation. We are expanding our horizons through new technology platforms and driving innovations that deliver exceptional value to our customers.

Why Work With Us

At General Motors our purpose is to pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters. We’re driving the world forward together. We’re building vehicle software alongside its hardware hands-free driving that will lead to autonomy and EVs that charge your home for an all-electric future.

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