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Senior Software Engineering Manager

General Motors

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Location
Remote · US
Schedule
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Software Engineering Manager leads a large technical organization delivering engineering work aligned with business objectives and the Vehicle Development Process. The role provides technical and people leadership, guides software architecture and development practices, and drives innovation, quality, and talent initiatives. It supervises three people leaders and twelve individual contributors, collaborates across functions, and requires 10% domestic travel; 100% telecommuting is available.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Application DevelopmentSystems ArchitectureSystem DesignDesign PatternsReliability EngineeringScalabilityResponsive UI DevelopmentHTML5CSSJavaScript FrameworksFrontend ArchitectureBackend ArchitectureGraphics ComponentsRESTful APIsAWSDockerKubernetesC++JavaTypeScriptC#PythonClean CodeEfficient CodingTechnical LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationPeople ManagementInnovation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Science or Related8 Years Software Engineering Experience5 Years Application and Services Development5 Years Architecture, Documentation and Design5 Years Responsive UI Development5 Years Scalable Architecture Design5 Years RESTful API Development5 Years AWS, Docker and Kubernetes5 Years C++, Java, TypeScript, C# and Python

Full job description

Remote

Warren, Michigan, United States of America

Full time

JR-202622771

Job Description

DUTIES : Leads, guides, and directs a large group of technical employees responsible for engineering deliverables in support of the organization's business objectives. Leads engineering execution of team as related to the Vehicle Development Process deliverables. Provides technical leadership to work team. Interacts and collaborates with many teams cross-functionally. Leads team on new methods or initiatives without defined procedures. Leads team to meet targets. Conducts regularly scheduled Group Meetings, Communicates GM Policies & Procedures, Leadership and Safety Messages. Creates and communicates vision & strategies specific to functional responsibilities. Prepares and gives presentations. Reviews deliverables and provides candid and constructive feedback. Conducts performance interventions when necessary. Provides timely and consistent feedback to direct employees as appropriate. Participates in compensation planning and administers compensation treatment. Observes and steps up to remove roadblocks and resolve potential issues. Provides vision and direction for maintaining, extending, and innovating application stack, the features the company implements, and the way the company architects the solution. Drives organization-wide initiatives helping establish best practices in talent management, quality and development processes. Encourages innovation within the teams, allowing them to explore new ideas and technologies. Works with autonomous teams to develop new products and tools while keeping an eye on the overall system’s quality, performance, and scalability. Guides the team in matters of software architecture, design and development processes. Hosts technical discussions, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence. Creates an organizational culture that encourages innovation and continuous learning. Balances the adoption of new technologies with practical, efficient solutions. Keep up with technological advancements and integrate them to enhance our engineering practices. Collaborates with product managers, designers, and other teams to align technological development with business goals and user needs. Supervises 3 People Leaders and 12 Individual Contributors; three (3) Managers, Software Engineering, five (5) Senior Software Engineers, one (1) Senior Quality Engineer, one (1) Software Test Engineer, two (2) Software Engineers, one (1) Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack, one (1) Senior Software Test Engineer, and one (1) Quality Engineer. 10% domestic travel required. 100% telecommuting available.

REQUIREMENTS : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Science, or related field of study and Eight (8) years of experience as a Software Engineer, Developer, or related role. Five years of experience with: Application and services development; Contributing to the architecture, documentation, and design of new and existing systems including architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling; Creating intuitive, responsive UIs with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks; Designing scalable architectures combining frontend, backend, and graphics components; Creating and integrating RESTful APIs; Deploying scalable visualization services using AWS, Docker and Kubernetes; and C++, Java, TypeScript, C# and Python, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,041 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$143–262K/yr879 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 25 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in Michigan and 1,041 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (952 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 427 of the 1,041 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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