Senior Software Engineer

General Motors • Austin, TX

38d • $129,000 - $212,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Austin, TX three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business if more than 3 days]. The Role The Manufacturing Data Engineering organization designs, builds, and maintains scalable data systems for manufacturing, with a focus on key domains such as process, materials, sustainability, labor relations, safety, and facility data, and it owns battery data analytics. Our mission is to create enterprise data platforms and products that transform raw manufacturing data into trusted, governed insights that enable data‑driven decisions across the business. Device Core Engineering is responsible for the plant‑floor device data pipeline. Our charter is to make high‑quality manufacturing device data reliably available in the cloud so analytics, AI, and operational teams can improve throughput, quality, maintenance, and cost across GM’s plants. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead integration with robotic devices and capture production data from plants across the global manufacturing network.

Requirements

• Minimum 7-10 years of professional software development experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing applications for robot interactions
• Excellent technical knowledge of C++ and Java
• Strong experience and knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Azure resources
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including code reviews, CI/CD, testing, and documentation
• Experience working in an agile/scrum environment
• ROS application design and development experience
• Strong knowledge and understanding of multiple programming languages and code reuse strategies
• Proven track record of maintaining and debugging live production software systems

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in manufacturing and robotics
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with cloud‑based distributed systems
• Experience supporting mission‑critical or real‑time applications where uptime and performance are essential

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle application development using standard frameworks, coding standards, and design patterns for interfacing with robots and other plant‑floor devices
• Develop high‑quality software applications using sound, repeatable, industry‑standard methodologies
• Demonstrate proficiency across multiple programming languages, tools, and technologies
• Perform performance tuning, profiling, and usability assessment/improvement
• Identify and remediate software issues related to code quality, security, patterns/frameworks, and usability
• Debug, maintain, and enhance live software systems used in manufacturing plant‑floor applications
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners across the organization (manufacturing engineering, controls, OT/IT, and data teams)
• Mentor junior software developers and review code to uphold team standards and best practices

Benefits

• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
• Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior