Principal Software Engineer - Digital Products Engineering

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center in Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

General Motors is looking for a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in systems and platform architecture to drive the design and development of highly scalable, resilient services supporting GM's connected vehicle ecosystem. This role will begin with leading the redesign and foundational build of the Notifications Platform, with a longer-term focus on architectural ownership and modernization of OnStar services.

As a Principal Engineer, you'll operate with significant autonomy and technical authority, guiding large-scale software decisions, mentoring engineers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems that support millions of drivers worldwide.

What You'll Do

• Lead architecture and development of GM's next-generation Lead architecture and development of GM's next-generation Notifications Platform, ensuring high availability, scalability, and low latency across diverse communication channels.
• Provide long-term architectural strategy and hands-on support across the OnStar services suite, modernizing legacy systems and improving system interoperability and performance.
• Serve as a technical thought partner to engineering leaders, product managers, and infrastructure teams.
• Define and drive system-level design patterns, service decomposition strategies, and platform governance across connected vehicle services.
• Identify and resolve complex system design trade-offs involving scale, reliability, security, and latency.
• Evaluate new technologies and frameworks, and lead integration into GM's software ecosystem when aligned with business goals.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure technical alignment across vehicle software, mobile apps, cloud services, and infrastructure layers.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of leading large-scale system/platform initiatives.
• Expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, microservices, and event-driven design.
• Deep proficiency in languages such as Java , Go, or C++, and in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience designing real-time or near-real-time messaging/notification platforms and managing asynchronous service communication.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience influencing senior technical and product leaders.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in automotive software, telematics, or connected services.
• Prior architectural ownership of services with millions of users or devices.
• Familiarity with vehicle-to-cloud systems, OTA, connected safety, or data privacy regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead platform transitions (e.g., from monolith to microservices).
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications.

Additional info:

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is 259,000 to 396,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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