Lead Software Development Engineer
General Motors14 hours ago
Arlington, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Partner with team members to improve software skills, system understanding, design thinking, and team performance.
- Embed within or engage across teams to deliver business objectives using intentional architecture.
- Collaborate with shared services, other organizational towers, external vendors, product management, and solutions architects.
- Research and champion new tools, approaches, cloud technologies, software practices, and strategies that improve business outcomes.
- Develop software features, scaffolding, automated testing improvements, and automated deployment pipelines.
- Promote Agile and DevOps practices, production-first thinking, scalability, uptime, and rapid incident resolution.
- Maintain technical backlogs and serve as a subject matter expert on core systems, maintenance, and support.
- Lead by example, mentor others, and promote modern software development patterns, security, simplicity, reuse, and team growth.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of software development experience required.
- 2–4 years of experience leading multi-developer projects required.
- 2–4 years as a lead and/or subject matter expert preferred.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering field, or commensurate experience, preferred.
- Expertise in one or more high-level programming languages and the ability to move between products and languages.
- Expertise optimizing data architecture, database queries, and indexes for scalable, performant products and services.
- Proficiency designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls.
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams and leading measurable process improvements.
- Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable.
- Ability to lead by example, inspire teams, and demonstrate mastery of software languages, architecture, and design.
- Ability to use AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, evaluate AI outputs, integrate AI into workflows, and apply responsible AI practices.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Benefits
- Benefits are available on day one and include 401K matching, 12 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave for new parents, tuition assistance, training, a GM employee auto discount, community service pay, and nine company holidays.
- Flexible hybrid work environment with two days per week in the office.
- Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.
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About General Motors
General Motors designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, and electric vehicles for consumers and commercial fleets under brands including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick. A public company on the NYSE headquartered in Detroit and founded in 1908, it operates globally and is developing EVs on its Ultium battery platform. Revenue comes from vehicle and parts sales, connected services such as OnStar, and financing through GM Financial.