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# Software Engineer, Backend Web Development

- **Company:** General Motors
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, HTML, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Manager, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Web Development, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Transport Layer, Akamai, Software Engineering, Datadog, Scripting, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Browserstack, Spring-boot, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Playwright, Graphql, Web Technologies, Tools for Reporting, Restful APIs, Terraform, Heap (Data Structure), Microservices
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-backend-web-development-austin-tx--22844d59-e65c-4cbc-9df7-be8ff8297347

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience

 * 3+ years of experience in web application development with a focus on backend technologies (Java w/ Spring boot, Python, server-side JavaScript)
 * Experience with automation tasks, Kubernetes, CDNs/Edge Compute (like Akamai) and/or cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform

 * Must be able to do performance analysis and write unit tests

 * Experience working with multi-tier production software systems utilizing HTTP APIs (REST, GraphQL) and Content Management Systems

 * Demonstrated ability to understand the tech stack, debug code and tests
 * Experience implementing microservices
 * Experience with cloud automation technology such as Helm, Terraform, and ArgoCD

 * Enthusiastic about the opportunity of impacting the engineering culture from the bottom up

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

 * 2+ years developing in content management systems such as Adobe Experience Manager
 * Experience developing in Springboot (Java)
 * Experience in Full-Stack Development
 * Experience with observability tools like Datadog
 * Experience with analytics tools such as Heap and Adobe Analytics
 * Experience with automation testing tools such as Browserstack and Playwright

#LI-CK1, Adobe Product Family, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Best Practices, Brand Marketing (Branding), Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Computer Science, Content Development, Content Management, Content Management Systems (CMS), Continuous Integration, Customer Experience, Debugging Skills, GraphQL, HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), Internet Technology, Java, JavaScript, Machine Tool, Marketing, Marketing Software, Mentoring, Microservices, Performance Analysis, Process Improvement, Product Development, Product Engineering, Production Systems, Productivity Management, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Engineering, REST (Representational State Transfer), Software Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Tools, Unit Test, Web Programming

## Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin TX IT Innovation Center 3-4 days per week (T-W-Th), We are looking for an exceptional software engineer who is excited about building web products across General Motors. You will be responsible for helping lead our engineering efforts through planning, design and architecture, execution, and ramp. As a technical leader on the team, you will be able to help mentor less experienced engineers, build strong relationships with technical leaders on other teams, and facilitate a strong team culture.

What You'll Do

 * Develop competency across our complete web technologies stack (client, framework, and services)
 * Produce high quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed, and checked in regularly for continuous integration
 * Work with tech leads and actively engage with other engineers on the team to deliver objectives
 * Investigate & resolve performance bottlenecks
 * Contribute to efforts to automate testing
 * Work on API, Content management, edge and cloud systems
 * Leverage your technical expertise to ensure we adhere to engineering best practices, and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity and craftsmanship


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