Senior Backend Software Engineer - Commercial Software

Description

The product teams build vehicles and in-car experiences, from hardware and battery systems to software, design, and safety and entertainment features.

Software now sits at the center of modern vehicles, handling data, security, and the user experience. For businesses, that brings better efficiency, lower costs, and stronger safety and decision-making.

The company controls both in-vehicle and cloud software, providing integrated tools for fleet management, logistics, and energy optimization. It is hiring in Silicon Valley and Austin for people who want to build commercial fleet platforms at scale, with a focus on customers and sustainability.

The commercial software group is an innovation-first team, working across all of its products and shaping its system architecture, APIs, products, and customer offerings.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain services and systems that are scalable, reliable, and fast.
• Launch new capabilities and products that deliver real value to internal and external customers.
• Raise engineering standards, improving code quality and team efficiency.
• Work with product, design, and other engineering groups to deliver results.
• Coach less experienced engineers to help them advance.
• Research new technologies and extend the technology stack.
• Take part in technical discussions and deep dives with the architecture group.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on backend development.
• Experience building production-grade, high-performance, scalable distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience with one of the JVM languages (Java, Scala, or Kotlin) and Spring Boot.
• Experience writing well-tested production code with clear documentation and proper production observability.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and systems architecture.
• Solid working knowledge of both NoSQL and relational databases.
• Empathy for internal and external users and a strong customer focus.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Strong product sense.
• Ability to work independently, driving features or components through the full development lifecycle.
• Experience with at least one public cloud provider: Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with an IoT stack is a strong plus.
• A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred.

Conditions

Base salary range is $153,200 to $269,200. The exact offer depends on job-related factors and the candidate's location.

Pay is a good-faith estimate based on what a successful applicant might earn under applicable state law.

Bonus eligibility is tied to company performance, job level, and individual performance.

The role is hybrid: you are expected to be on site at a specific location at least 3 days a week, or as your manager sets.

No immigration sponsorship is offered for this role, now or in the future, including employer-of-record filings and work authorizations that need company support such as H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, or J-1. Do not apply if you will need such sponsorship.

Equal opportunity commitment: the company does not allow unlawful discrimination and works to build an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, vision, a Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, a retirement savings plan, sickness and accident cover, life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, tuition assistance, an employee assistance program, and GM vehicle discounts.
• Relocation assistance is available for candidates who qualify under company policy.