Staff Software Engineer – Web

Job Description

Description
Are you searching for a unique position that we will not only work hands-on writing software or solutions but will drive the underlying design and architecture supporting those solutions? This exciting opportunity will give to all development activities that align with appropriate methodologies and application of a repeatable, systematic and quantifiable approach to the development process.
– You will advise software developers and will approve the software being developed and deployed in their domain.
– Full lifecycle System development using standard design patterns/frameworks.
– You will experience designing software or solution architecture in accordance with GM standards and industry standard methodologies
The Role:
We are looking for an exceptional experienced engineer who is excited about building web applications across General Motors. You will be responsible for helping lead our engineering efforts through planning, design and architecture, execution, and ramp. As a technical leader on the team, you will be excited to help mentor less experienced engineers, build strong relationships with technical leaders on other teams, and facilitate a strong team culture.
What You’ll do:

• Develop competency with all of our core web technologies (client, framework, and services)
• Weigh architectural trade-offs and apply synchronous and asynchronous design patterns
• Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration
• Be a tech lead and will actively mentor other engineers on the team
• Explore and pitch product ideas and tech initiatives with cross functional teams
• Initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross functional, and org-wide critical programs
• Leverage your technical leadership to ensure we adhere to engineering best practices, and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity and craftsmanship

Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of experience in web application and services development
• 7+ years of experience contributing to the architecture, documentation and design of new and existing systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling)
• Experience working with multi-tier production software systems utilizing HTTP APIs (REST, GraphQL) and backend datastores (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch)
• Expertise in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot including front-end technologies like ReactJS and micro-frontends.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the tech stack, debug code and tests
• Enthusiastic about the opportunity of impacting the engineering culture from the bottom up

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of web software development experience

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the local Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum.

• Compensation:
  • The expected base compensation for this role is: $181,600- $285,300. Actual base compensation within the identified 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:
  • 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.

Relocation benefits may be provided.
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