Staff Software Engineer

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary GM location (Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; or Warren, MI) three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

At GM, our Vehicle Configuration and Marketing team builds enterprise -grade platforms that power vehicle configuration, pricing, inventory, and sales systems—including the CarBravo marketplace. Our software delivers accurate, high-quality data and imagery to create seamless digital experiences across all GM brand sites.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer with strong technical chops and architectural vision to lead the development of scalable, high-performance backend APIs and services. This role blends hands-on coding with cross-functional technical leadership across data pipelines, microservices , and distributed systems.

You’ll collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to build innovative, cost-effective solutions that align with GM’s broader platform strategy.

What You’ll Do

• Architect and evolve distributed systems with a focus on performance, scalability , and maintainability
• Lead the development of backend APIs and services that power customer-facing digital platforms
• Write clean, well-tested, secure code—and guide others to do the same through code reviews and mentorship
• Build and optimize synchronous and asynchronous integrations (REST, GraphQL, Kafka, messaging queues)
• Mentor engineers on architectural design, modern development patterns, and industry best practices
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve system capabilities and developer efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with business goals
• Champion CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and system performance

Qualifications

Benefits

Responsibilities

• This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary GM location (Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; or Warren, MI) three times per week, at minimum
• At GM, our Vehicle Configuration and Marketing team builds enterprise -grade platforms that power vehicle configuration, pricing, inventory, and sales systems—including the CarBravo marketplace
• This role blends hands-on coding with cross-functional technical leadership across data pipelines, microservices , and distributed systems
• You’ll collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to build innovative, cost-effective solutions that align with GM’s broader platform strategy
• Architect and evolve distributed systems with a focus on performance, scalability , and maintainability
• Lead the development of backend APIs and services that power customer-facing digital platforms
• Write clean, well-tested, secure code—and guide others to do the same through code reviews and mentorship
• Build and optimize synchronous and asynchronous integrations (REST, GraphQL, Kafka, messaging queues)
• Mentor engineers on architectural design, modern development patterns, and industry best practices
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve system capabilities and developer efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with business goals
• Champion CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and system performance