Principal Software Engineer - Digital Products Engineering

Company: General Motors
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: May 5, 2025

Job Description:

Work Arrangement:Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center in Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.The RoleGeneral Motors is looking for a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in systems and platform architecture to drive the design and development of highly scalable, resilient services supporting GM's connected vehicle ecosystem. This role will begin with leading the redesign and foundational build of the Notifications Platform, with a longer-term focus on architectural ownership and modernization of OnStar services.As a Principal Engineer, you'll operate with significant autonomy and technical authority, guiding large-scale software decisions, mentoring engineers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance systems that support millions of drivers worldwide.What You'll Do

• Lead architecture and development of GM's next-generation Notifications Platform, ensuring high availability, scalability, and low latency across diverse communication channels.
• Provide long-term architectural strategy and hands-on support across the OnStar services suite, modernizing legacy systems and improving system interoperability and performance.
• Serve as a technical thought partner to engineering leaders, product managers, and infrastructure teams.
• Define and drive system-level design patterns, service decomposition strategies, and platform governance across connected vehicle services.
• Identify and resolve complex system design trade-offs involving scale, reliability, security, and latency.
• Evaluate new technologies and frameworks, and lead integration into GM's software ecosystem when aligned with business goals.
• Mentor senior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure technical alignment across vehicle software, mobile apps, cloud services, and infrastructure layers.
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