Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – Notification Platform

at General Motors

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer – Notification Platform
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Kubernetes, Microservices, NoSQL, Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mountain View, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer for GM, designing and evolving systems for multi-channel communications. Leading technical initiatives and mentoring teams in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Software Engineer on GM's Notification Platform team, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving the systems that power GM's multi-channel communications.
• Lead medium-to-large technical initiatives, coordinating across teams to align requirements, dependencies, and milestones.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including design, development, code review, testing, and deployment of services.
• Contribute to software project delivery efforts by writing clean, maintainable code following company development standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with partner teams and product stakeholders to define technical approaches and deliver capabilities end-to-end.
• Improve system resiliency, observability, and operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and SLO-focused engineering.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and drive adoption of best practices for distributed systems and cloud-native design.
• Mentor junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Advocate for engineering quality, including robust testing, CI/CD usage, and strong documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years of industry experience in designing and operating distributed systems or high availability high throughput production systems.
• Experience contributing to the successful delivery and deployment of software projects.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, C++, Python, or similar).
• Experience with microservices, asynchronous messaging, event-driven architectures, or service-oriented systems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL), data modeling, and caching strategies.
• Familiarity with observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces) and operating services in production.
• Proven ability to collaborate across engineering teams and work on projects spanning multiple products or systems.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to break down complex problems and articulate clear solutions.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for mission-critical systems.
• Technical depth combined with practical decision-making and an iterative mindset.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• A passion for mentoring, elevating engineering teams, and building high-performing cultures.
• Curiosity and initiative to explore new technologies, improve platforms, and simplify complex systems.
• Ability to balance short-term delivery with long-term platform health and scalability.
• A mindset focused on customer impact, operational quality, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities