Staff Software Engineer

About the position

The Vehicle Data Engineering team is seeking a skilled Staff Software Engineer to take on a key role in the development of innovative data storage and retrieval systems for vehicle data. The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in processing large volumes of data at high speeds. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining critical systems and APIs that empower GM businesses to operate efficiently and effectively. Join us in driving the future of data management in the automotive industry!

Responsibilities

• Design and implement an Operational Data Store (ODS) architecture to support the management and accessibility of vehicle specifications and state data.
• Develop and maintain APIs to enable data access and integration with various applications and services.
• Create and optimize ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources into the ODS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications for ODS and API development.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and performance optimization of ODS and APIs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers and team members.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in data management, ODS technologies, and API development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10+ years' experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications.
• Minimum 5+ years' experience as a development lead or solution architect.
• Possess broad software project delivery experience in leading technical efforts developing applications using a variety of tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies.
• Knowledge of database modeling and data structure principles, techniques, and best practices in both relational and non-relational DB.
• Expertise leveraging Object Oriented Programming methodologies and design patterns including domain-driven design, microservices, cloud native, service mesh and cloud design patterns.
• 5+ years' experience with Data/Bigdata services including Kafka, Spark, Databricks, and Pulsar.
• 5+ years' experience with Application development frameworks such as Java, SpringBoot.
• Expertise in end-to-end applications hosted in Kubernetes with a focus on scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Proven cloud experience and strong familiarity with at least one cloud platform (Microsoft Azure - preferred, AWS, GCP).
• Familiarity with observability using the OpenTelemetry (OTel) framework.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure deployment using Terraform.
• Good understanding and experience with CI/CD practices.
• Keeps abreast with latest advances in software development technologies by attending conference, reading publications, and contributing to open-source community.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree or Ph.D.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure technologies - AKS, Cosmos DB, Event Hubs, ADX, Azure Databricks.
• Experience with designing and implementing cell based architectures.

Benefits

• 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.