General Motors
Automotive
StaffSoftwareEngineer–DeveloperExperience
“Staff Software Engineer – Developer Experience at General Motors. Skills: Developer Experience (DevEx), AI-native engineering organization, Golden paths, Developer Productivity & Insights, Technical strategy, Distributed systems, CI/CD pipelines, Cloud platforms, Infrastructure as code. 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 workfl”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce friction for engineers; Streamline software delivery workflows; Improve developer satisfaction and productivity; Define how we measure and understand engineering effectiveness; Drive change through influence; Make life dramatically better for software engineers at GM; Improve developer productivity, quality, and satisfaction across GM; Reduce manual toil; Assist with planning, coding, testing, documentation, and operations; Translate pain points into concrete platform and tooling improvements; Guide investments using data
Industry & Context.
Synthesize signals across SDLC systems; Translate insights into clear narratives and recommendations; Understand pain points and translate them into concrete platform and tooling improvements
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What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in software development, Proficiency in at least one modern language (e.g., Java, Go, C#, Python, TypeScript), 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), Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.), 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)
Nice to Have
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
What You'll Do.
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.
, 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, Define and track outcome-focused metrics (e.
, 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.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
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; Driving cross-team alignment
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical tradeoffs and build trust with engineers, managers, and partners
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