Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

Job 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.

Benefits Overview

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