GM Financial · 3 hours ago
Lead Software Development Engineer
Arlington, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expGM Financial Technology is committed to AI-powered transformation and digital innovation in the financial sector. The Lead Software Development Engineer will establish direction for the team, provide technology leadership, and ensure high-quality software development practices while collaborating with various teams and stakeholders.
Finance
Responsibilities
The Lead SDE establishes direction and provides guidance to other team members while consistently delivering on commitments
The Lead SDE engages beyond the team to accomplish objectives, influencing and collaborating with other teams within GM Financial, and working directly with organizations external to the company
The Lead SDE is expected to demonstrate mastery of software development practices performed by Scrum teams developing product features for any or all of the following: data marketplaces, mobile applications, web applications, and API services
The Lead SDE provides technology leadership and promotes team learning throughout the product development lifecycle adoption of and migration to the public cloud within the team as appropriate
The Lead SDE understands cloud technologies and how best to employ them; and assists other team members to speed the implementation using automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying software packages; continuously improving both the quality and speed of the pipelines
The Lead SDE is instrumental in the design and implementation of the pipelines leveraging test automation and peer reviews to increase product quality as a technology leader
The Lead SDE coaches the team to achieve full participation and high-quality reviews maintaining a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and the team's ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues Investing in our Agile practice to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness
Perform other duties as assigned - Conform with all company policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Software development expertise in one or more high level programming languages
The Lead SDE has developed language agility to move easily from one product to another
The Lead SDE promotes modern software development patterns and practices that promote simplicity, understanding, reuse, and security
Expertise optimizing the data architecture, database queries and indexes as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services
Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable to the product team
Proficient at designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls
Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
Brings passion and enthusiasm to the team; leads by example
Champions and executes strategies across teams that deliver measurable business value
Demonstrates mastery of software languages, architecture, and design; is perceived by most as the expert
Works through others to achieve more than individual contribution
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills
7-10 years software development experience
2-4 years experience leading multi-developer projects
Preferred
2-4 years as a lead and/or subject matter expert
High School Diploma
Associate Degree
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field; and/or commensurate experience
Master's Degree
Company
GM Financial
GM Financial is the captive finance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-09-29Acquired
Leadership Team
Katie DeGraaf
Senior Vice President, OnStar Insurance, Product & Telematics
Ross Reichardt
Chief of Staff; General Motors Insurance
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