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# Senior Software Engineer

- **Company:** General Motors
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Web Development, Information Sciences, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, Material UI, Information Technology, Graphql, Web Technologies, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://generalmotors.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers_GM/job/Austin-Texas-United-States-of-America/Senior-Software-Engineer_JR-202617621-1

## About the Role

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study and Five (5) years of experience as a Software Development Engineer II, Software Engineer, or related occupation. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study and Three (3) years of experience as a Software Development Engineer II, Software Engineer, or related occupation. Three (3) years of experience in the following: Web application development including frontend technologies HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript; Building modern designed layouts and custom components; Architecture documentation and design of new and existing systems including architecture design patterns reliability and scaling; Client -side performance analysis and observability configuration; Multi-tier production software systems utilizing HTTP APIs including REST and GraphQL and Content management systems and managing cloud hosted
applications; and Delivering testing excellence including Automation, Unit, Security scans, Performance, Manual, and Synthetic monitoring.

## Description

DUTIES: Develop competency across complete web technologies stack including client framework and services. Weigh architectural trade-offs and apply synchronous and asynchronous design patterns. Produce high quality software that is unit tested code reviewed and checked-in regularly for continuous integration. Explore and pitch product ideas and tech initiatives with cross functional and organizational critical programs. Leverage technical leadership to ensure adhering to engineering best practices and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity and craftsmanship. Architect and implement scalable responsive and assessable UI components using modern frameworks. Hybrid Work Policy - 3 days In-office, 2 days remote - Must be able to report to local office.


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