This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Mountain View, Austin, Atlanta, Detroit, Warren, Milford] three times per week, at minimum.
At General Motors, we are dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in the automotive industry. We are seeking a highly skilled Principle Engineer to oversee all General Motors Commerce software engineering teams developing on the following platforms; Salesforce, HCL Commerce, Shopify. This includes custom front end and microservices development.
As a Principal Engineer, your core responsibility will be mentoring and guiding junior engineers in delivering high-quality software with high velocity across our technology stacks. Our technical leaders work across multiple teams, acting as force multipliers who enhance our technical capabilities while fostering a culture of engineering excellence. We are looking for an experienced technical leader who is passionate about building and scaling distributed systems while mentoring other technical leads and engineers. This role involves deep technical expertise combined with strong leadership skills that can drive technical excellence across the commerce engineering organization.
This is a senior technical leadership position. You will be expected to provide technical direction across multiple engineering individuals/teams while partnering with engineering managers to ensure technical excellence in execution to our goals. Our technical leaders contribute through architectural decisions, code reviews, and mentoring other engineering leads. You'll be a technical mentor and strategic partner, helping other engineering leads grow while ensuring the overall technical health of our commerce ecosystem.
Skills:
Technical Expertise: Deep expertise and passion for Commerce technologies and microservices architectures.
Distributed Systems Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of distributed systems patterns, event-driven architectures, and experience with Kafka in production environments.
Architecture and Design: Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems, with ability to make and justify complex architectural decisions.
Leadership Experience: Experience leading multiple technical teams, preferably as a technical lead or architect, with demonstrated ability to influence and guide technical decisions across organizations.
Communication and Influence: Exceptional communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to various audiences and influence technical direction across multiple teams.
Strategic Thinking: Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities, with ability to balance technical excellence with business needs and practical constraints.
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Qualifications:
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