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About the Role

We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer with demonstrated ability to use AI as a force multiplier for software development in digital commerce environments. This role is ideal for a highly technical engineering leader who can use AI-assisted workflows to improve delivery speed and quality, shape reliable low-latency services and architectures, and raise team productivity through stronger engineering practices, reusable patterns, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and evolution of customer-facing digital commerce systems across areas such as qualification, checkout, billing, payments, subscriptions, catalog, cart, orders, and customer account journeys
Use AI-assisted workflows to accelerate implementation, code review, testing, debugging, and documentation, while setting the standard for safe and effective adoption
Evaluate AI output for correctness, security, maintainability, and production readiness, and help teams apply strong judgment in where AI adds value
Drive architecture and API decisions across modern web applications and services built with technologies such as React, Next.js, Node.js, Java, and related frameworks
Improve engineering excellence through stronger design reviews, testing strategy, automation, observability, and DevOps practices
Build reusable workflows, patterns, and guidance that improve productivity across engineers and teams
Partner across product, design, architecture, platform, and operations to align technical direction with business priorities
Coach engineers and influence technical execution beyond direct code contributions

Requirements

At least 8-10 years of strong coding, debugging, and code review skills with the credibility to lead through technical depth
7+ years API and system design capability with sound tradeoff judgment
Practical use of AI across coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and understanding existing codebases, APIs, architecture, and technical documentation
Ability to use AI with structured engineering practices such as specs, reviews, tests, and observability
Hands-on experience across relevant technologies such as React, Next.js, Node.js, Java, and modern web application architecture
Strong engineering excellence in test automation, operational automation, and DevOps practices
Ability to balance performance, reliability, maintainability, and cost while improving team delivery

Skills

React
Next.js
Node.js
Java
AI-assisted development
Digital commerce
API design
System design
Test automation
Operational automation
DevOps practices
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
LangChain
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns
Vector databases
AI agents
Evaluation frameworks

Location

Austin, TX
Warren, MI
Sunnyvale, CA
Mountainview, CA

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Staff
8-10 years
7+ years

Salary/Compensations

160,200 to 246,300

Benefits

Relocation benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement savings plan
Sickness and accident benefits
Life insurance
Paid vacation & holidays
Tuition assistance programs
Employee assistance program
GM vehicle discounts

About the Company

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.
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. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Equal Opportunity

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
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.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities.
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. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.