General Motors
Staff Software Engineer – Microservices Architecture
Austin, Texas, United States of America +1 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States of America
Warren, Michigan, United States of America - Experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future, including direct sponsorship or other immigration support.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for GM’s Mobile Backend for Frontend platform, shaping its microservices architecture, reliability, delivery practices, and AI-enabled operations.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture and technical strategy for the MBFF platform, APIs, integrations, and core microservices.
- Set standards for reliability, observability, security, CI/CD, release practices, and production readiness.
- Champion AI-enabled engineering and operations, collaborate across teams, and mentor senior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including significant expertise in Java and Spring Boot microservices.
- Experience leading architecture and technical direction for distributed systems or platform-level backend services.
- Hands-on experience with Azure, Kubernetes-based deployments, and modern DevOps practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with platform modernization, reliability engineering, and operational maturity initiatives.
- Experience with AI-enabled engineering or operations practices, or exposure to GCP.
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, Azure, Kubernetes, SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, GraphQL
AI focus
Apply AI-enabled tooling for code generation support, anomaly detection, operational analysis, incident triage, capacity forecasting, and engineering productivity.
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