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.
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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.