JOB DESCRIPTION

This role offers the following Work strategies:
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Sunnyvale, CA or Austin, TX Innovation Center three times per week.

YOUR SKILLS & ABILITIES (REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS)

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a principal, staff, or architect-level role.
• Deep expertise in Java , Quarkus, React , and TypeScript , with strong breadth across backend, frontend, cloud , AI/ML, and DevOps.
• Proven success designing and scaling distributed, cloud -native systems.
• Strong understanding of security, observability, performance, and high-availability architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to influence at the organizational level, not just at the team level.
• Experience guiding multiple product areas or platforms within a large- scale , multi-pillar environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both engineers and executives.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience launching AI-driven features or platforms.
• Hands-on experience integrating LLMs into enterprise products.
• Familiarity with AI bias detection, content filtering, and governance.

THE ROLE

General Motors is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and architectural direction across engineering pillars that support Vehicle Retail Experiences. This role will be responsible for defining, influencing, and driving the long-term technical vision of our platform to ensure scalability , performance, and innovation.
As a senior technical leader, you will partner with senior engineering managers, staff engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish the technical bar, enable the adoption of modern engineering practices, and deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions. You will be expected to provide architectural guidance, conduct design/code reviews, and mentor engineering talent across multiple teams.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Define and evolve the overarching technical vision and architecture across multiple product pillars.
• Drive consistent adoption of modern engineering practices, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and resilient.
• Guide cloud -native architecture patterns leveraging Java , Quarkus, React , TypeScript , and modern AI/ML technologies.
• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance to engineering managers and staff engineers across all pillars.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for critical design decisions, technology adoption, and integration strategies.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to align technical strategies with long-term business outcomes.
• Champion engineering best practices including CI/CD pipelines, observability, performance optimization, and automation .
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, design patterns, and maintainable architecture across diverse teams.
• Drive modernization initiatives such as legacy migrations and adoption of containerized, cloud -native approaches.
• Mentor and grow senior technical talent, raising overall engineering maturity.
• Foster alignment and collaboration across globally distributed engineering organizations.
• Influence leadership beyond engineering by advocating for innovation, technical investments, and platform scalability .