AVP Software Engineering

GM Financial•Arlington, TX

About The Position

GM Financial is seeking an AVP Software Engineer to lead a team of Software Engineers and DevOps Engineers, leading application implementation and agility across various enterprise platforms. Partner with architects, product owners, and software engineers to drive the implementation of new applications Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across our full stack, with a particular focus on front-end and middleware platforms and technologies Manage third party staff augmentation firms, leveraging staff and contractors appropriately with regards to budget, timelines, and skillsets Conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards Foster and cultivate a culture of continuous delivery and improvement with an emphasis on full lifecycle ownership of the applications that your teams deliver Delegate routine and standard tasks to appropriate team members and also serve as high level escalation contact Resolves most conflicts between timeline, budget and scope independently but intuitively escalates complex or consequential issues to management Define and evangelize enterprise policies, standards and position statements Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity Grow subject matter experts to produce resilient, scalable software and secure data with highest quality. Work to modernize our existing tech stacks Collaborate with internal teams to find areas of opportunities for automation

Requirements

Greater than 10 years years in software development field
Req 5-7 years leading projects or initiatives through influence
Req High School Diploma required
Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent work experience Required
Experienced with several programming paradigms
Experience with release systems and CI/CD
Experience with Docker, Jenkins, Github tools, etc
Deep understanding of technologies used in our stack, client-server architecture, and web technology
Adequate understanding of infrastructure and DevOpsAble to design and architect maintainable and scalable technical systems
Excellent listener; proven collaborator with superiors, peers and staff
Aptitude to build very strong partnerships with other technology leaders that enable your team's ability to stay on the leading edge of industry solutions
Ability to inspire your teammates to deliver quality software solution

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with architects, product owners, and software engineers to drive the implementation of new applications
Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across our full stack, with a particular focus on front-end and middleware platforms and technologies
Manage third party staff augmentation firms, leveraging staff and contractors appropriately with regards to budget, timelines, and skillsets
Conduct design and code review to ensure compliance with standards
Foster and cultivate a culture of continuous delivery and improvement with an emphasis on full lifecycle ownership of the applications that your teams deliver
Delegate routine and standard tasks to appropriate team members and also serve as high level escalation contact
Resolves most conflicts between timeline, budget and scope independently but intuitively escalates complex or consequential issues to management
Define and evangelize enterprise policies, standards and position statements
Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
Grow subject matter experts to produce resilient, scalable software and secure data with highest quality.
Work to modernize our existing tech stacks
Collaborate with internal teams to find areas of opportunities for automation