[Remote] Staff Software Engineer – Developer Experience

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Motors is a leader in the automotive industry, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Developer Experience to enhance developer productivity and satisfaction. This role will focus on defining engineering effectiveness metrics, driving change through influence, and integrating AI into engineering workflows.


Responsibilities

  • Lead technical strategy and delivery for platforms, tools, and workflows that improve developer productivity, quality, and satisfaction across GM
  • Design and implement golden paths (opinionated, paved-road workflows) for shipping software—covering repo structure, CI/CD, testing, security, observability, and deployment
  • Build automation and self-service capabilities that reduce manual toil (e.g., environment provisioning, pipeline setup, guardrail enforcement, standards checks)
  • Embed AI into engineering workflows, including agents and copilots that assist with planning, coding, testing, documentation, and operations
  • Partner with product, security, infra, and application teams to understand pain points and translate them into concrete platform and tooling improvements
  • Act as a multiplier and mentor across the organization, coaching engineers and providing guidance on software engineering, AI-assisted development, and recommended practices
  • Define and track outcome-focused metrics (e.g., lead time for changes, PR cycle time, change failure rate, developer satisfaction) and use data to guide investments
  • Contribute to and influence engineering standards, patterns, and reference architectures used across Core IT and beyond

Skills

  • Proven experience as a Staff Engineer or senior technical leader driving technical strategy and execution across multiple teams
  • Strong systems thinking and product mindset—you treat developers as customers and design solutions that are intuitive, resilient, and maintainable
  • AI-native mindset: experience using and integrating AI/ML into engineering workflows (e.g., AI coding assistants, agentic workflows, intelligent automation), or strong evidence you can ramp quickly
  • Track record of technical leadership without formal authority: mentoring others, leading design reviews, influencing roadmaps, and driving cross-team alignment
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical tradeoffs and build trust with engineers, managers, and partners
  • 8+ years of experience in software development
  • Strong proficiency in at least one modern language (e.g., Java, Go, C#, Python, TypeScript) and in designing, building, and operating distributed systems in production
  • Deep experience designing and operating modern CI/CD pipelines and release processes, including build, test, deploy, release strategies, rollback, and environment promotion
  • Hands-on experience with developer platforms and SDLC tooling (e.g., GitHub/GitLab, CI/CD systems, Jira/ADO, artifact repositories, secrets management, feature flags)
  • Solid understanding of at least one major cloud platform (Azure/AWS/GCP) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of security, compliance, and governance concerns for developer platforms (RBAC, auditability, data boundaries)
  • Experience with migration and modernization (on-prem → cloud, legacy → modern pipelines, tool consolidation)
  • Experience in platform engineering, SRE, or internal developer platforms
  • Background in large, regulated, or safety-critical environments where security, compliance, and reliability are first-class concerns
  • Prior work in Developer Experience / Developer Productivity / DevTools organizations

Benefits

  • Remote or Hybrid: This role can be remote US or hybrid in our Warren MI or Austin TX office.
  • Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
  • General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging.
  • All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
  • Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment.
  • General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.
  • If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580.

Company Overview

  • General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts. It was founded in 1908, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.gm.com.

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