Lead Software Development Engineer

GM Financial•Arlington, TX

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Software Engineer holds a unique position within the company as both an engineering contributor and a performance leader. As an engineering contributor, the Lead Software Engineer may embed in development teams or work across teams to contribute to the success of the organization and to the delivery of business value. In the capacity the Lead Software Engineer is a key contributor to the organization, including (but not limited to) working with system architects to influence and support the intentional architecture, developing software that delivers business value (e.g. new features), scaffolding to help teams deliver faster, or test automation and testability improvements. As a performance leader, the Lead Software Engineer works closely with individual team members, their managers, scrum masters, and product owners to teach and reinforce modern software development practices. The Lead Software Engineer engages across teams and embeds within teams to promote skills growth to help team members and teams become high performing. To accomplish this, the Lead Software Engineer is expected to be a master of his or her craft and have the professionalism and influence to partner, lead and mentor others. The Lead Software Engineer demonstrates empathy, meet others where they are at. and helps them improve.

Requirements

Software development expertise in one or more high level programming languages with developed language agility to move easily from one product to another
Expertise optimizing the data architecture, database queries and indexes as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services
Proficient at designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls
Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable to the product team
Ability to lead by example and inspire passion and enthusiasm within the team
Champions and executes strategies across teams that deliver measurable business value
Demonstrates mastery of software languages, architecture, and design; is perceived by most as the expert
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills
Ability to use AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to support daily work
Skills in evaluating AI outputs for accuracy, compliance, and bias
Experience integrating AI into workflows to improve efficiency or insights
Familiarity with AI assisted research, summarization, and content generation
Understanding of responsible AI use, including ethics and data protection
7-10 years of software development experience required
2-4 years of experience leading multi-developer projects required

Nice To Haves

2-4 years as a lead and/or subject matter expert preferred
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field; and/or commensurate experience preferred

Responsibilities

Partners with team members to increase software skills, system understanding, and design thinking to create high performing teams
Embeds in teams or engages across teams to accomplish business objectives using the intentional architecture
Influences and collaborates with other towers and shared services within GM Financial and works directly with external vendors to achieve business results
Researches and champions the implementation of new tools and approaches that benefit the organization
The Lead understands cloud technologies and how best to employ them; and assists other team members to speed the implementation
Champions Agile and DevOps to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness
Invests in automated testing and automated pipelines to deploy constantly (multiple times per sprint)
Maintains a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and the team’s ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues
Promotes modern software development patterns and practices that promote simplicity, understanding, reuse, and security
In partnership with product management and solutions architect, helps to maintain a technical backlog for the agile team
Serve as a subject matter expert on core systems, providing guidance to other team members in their maintenance and support