JOB DESCRIPTION

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin TX or Mountain View, CA Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum.

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) :

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8 + years of experience in software development with a proven track record in architectural roles.
• 5+ years of experience managing a team of 7 or more software engineers
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and modern programming practices like micro-frontend and microservices
• Expertise in Java, Quarkus or Spring Boot including front-end technologies like ReactJS and micro-frontends.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and make strategic decisions impacting business and technology.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex situations for existing or potential problems and recommend solutions.Demonstrated expertise implementing AI driven solutions, including integrating machine learning modules, leveraging AI frameworks, or deploying AI features in production environments

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) :

• Experience designing global, scalable customer-facing platforms tailored to diverse market needs.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Compensation : The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is $195,000 to 298,800. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

You will provide technical and organizational leadership , mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders is essential to deliver impactful, cost-effective solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities and business outcomes.

• Define and refine system design/ architecture built to scale with high focus on non-functional requirements along with business objectives .
• Actively contribute to coding, prototyping, and thorough code reviews, enforcing best practices in clean code and security.
• Mentor and guide engineers in modern design patterns, architecture best practices, and engineering excellence.
• Design and implement efficient data flows across applications using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and system capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and resolve technical challenges.
• Drive technical roadmap decisions, enforce engineering standards, and ensure platform stability and scalability.
• Promote CI/CD, test automation, and performance optimization to improve engineering efficiency

THE ROLE

The Vehicle Retail Experience Software Engineering Manager is responsible for building and enhancing and maintaining innovative software solutions for supporting the Shop and Buy process for all GM vehicles. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in multiple disciplines including architecture, software engineering, web applications dev/ops and software development practices. Our engineers work in highly collaborative environments across many disciplines (user experience, database, streaming technology, custom rules engines, and most web technologies). We regularly work on cutting edge technologies, understanding and inventing new designs and integration patterns along the way.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

You will provide technical and organizational leadership , mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholders is essential to deliver impactful, cost-effective solutions that enhance our platform’s capabilities and business outcomes.

• Define and refine system design/ architecture built to scale with high focus on non-functional requirements along with business objectives .
• Actively contribute to coding, prototyping, and thorough code reviews, enforcing best practices in clean code and security.
• Mentor and guide engineers in modern design patterns, architecture best practices, and engineering excellence.
• Design and implement efficient data flows across applications using synchronous and asynchronous patterns.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity and system capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives and resolve technical challenges.
• Drive technical roadmap decisions, enforce engineering standards, and ensure platform stability and scalability.
• Promote CI/CD, test automation, and performance optimization to improve engineering efficiency.