General Motors · 13 hours ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager - Home Energy
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expGeneral Motors is a leading automotive company committed to innovation and sustainability. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager for the GM Home Energy team to lead multiple engineering teams in delivering innovative software solutions for the energy business domain.
Electric VehicleTransportationManufacturingAutomotiveInformation TechnologyInformation Services
Responsibilities
Define and drive the technical strategy and execution roadmap for Home Energy platforms (mobile apps, web portals, APIs, event streams, and data services) in support of GM Energy objectives
Be a technology expert across software architecture, infrastructure, build and deployment pipelines, observability, and engineering processes for multiple teams
Lead the delivery of exceptional, secure, and resilient software using multiple languages and technologies (e.g., modern web/mobile stacks, cloud-native services, event streaming, data platforms)
Ensure your teams meet or exceed reliability, performance, security, and compliance expectations for customer-facing and partner-facing energy products
Build, lead, and retain multiple high-performing engineering teams (e.g., mobile, full-stack, data/integration) aligned to Energy Engagement business outcomes
Mentor and develop technical talent—from new college hires to senior/staff engineers and first-line managers—creating clear growth paths and succession plans
Own workforce planning and staffing decisions for your area, in partnership with HR, aligned to overall org plans and GM’s strategic priorities
Foster a culture of ownership, psychological safety, accountability, and continuous learning that turns challenging, ambiguous ideas into robust production solutions
Partner closely with product management, design, GM Energy business stakeholders, and other internal and external engineering organizations to align on priorities, scope, and value delivery
Have a broad, enterprise-wide view of the business and strong appreciation for strategy, processes, capabilities, enablers, and governance across business domains
Actively manage dependencies with upstream and downstream systems and resolve cross-team impediments quickly
Establish and maintain engineering metrics and KPIs (e.g., delivery throughput, quality, reliability, adoption) that directly contribute to GM’s strategic and GM Energy program goals
Champion agile practices (Scrum/Kanban, CI/CD, trunk-based development, automated testing, feature flags) and ensure consistent execution across teams
Drive architectural decisions that balance speed, quality, and long-term maintainability, including use of Azure services, event streaming (Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Pulsar), caching (Redis), and data modeling best practices
Ensure adherence to security, privacy, regulatory, and safety expectations across all Energy Engagement software solutions, working with platform, security, and compliance partners as needed
Demonstrate managerial courage to challenge the status quo, simplify complex systems, and define creative solutions in a rapidly evolving energy and EV ecosystem
Champion change management in the org, and leading teams through organizational, technology, and business transitions (e.g., new program launches, platform migrations, cost management initiatives)
Scan industry trends in energy, grid services, DER management, and customer engagement platforms, and translate them into actionable technology and product opportunities for GM Energy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience developing and delivering cutting-edge enterprise-grade applications, including cloud-native systems. At least 3+ of those years should include leading multiple teams or a large, complex team as a software engineering manager or equivalent
Demonstrated experience leading engineering organizations of roughly 10–20+ engineers (ICs and/or managers), including hiring, performance management, coaching, and organizational design
Strong hands-on background in building sophisticated, scalable, secure software systems on cloud platforms (preferably Azure), including experience with: Event streaming and messaging (Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Pulsar)
Caching technologies (Redis)
Modern web and/or mobile stacks and REST/GraphQL APIs
Demonstrated expert knowledge of modern software development practices (Agile/Scrum, SDLC, CI/CD, test automation, observability)
Proven ability to facilitate productive engagement and trade-off decisions between engineering, product, design, and business stakeholders
Track record of delivering complex, integrated solutions in an interconnected environment, ideally involving CRM, billing, data platforms, or external partner integrations (e.g., utilities, installers, grid partners)
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, capable of switching between executive-level discussions and deep technical reviews
Preferred
5+ years of experience managing multiple engineering teams and/or managers, in a high-growth or transformational environment
Experience delivering customer-facing products in one or more of the following domains: Energy management, DER/solar/storage, grid services, or utilities
EV charging, home energy integration, or connected vehicle platforms
Expertise in driving numerous projects across business and IT portfolios simultaneously; demonstrable ability to sequence and de-risk a multi-quarter roadmap
Experience coaching and training technical staff on new and emerging technologies (e.g., event-driven architectures, data platforms, AI/ML-powered engagement, experimentation platforms)
Strong experience with database modeling and data structure principles, including designing scalable schemas for event/data hubs and analytical use cases
Benefits
Company Vehicle
Relocation benefits
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.51BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M
Leadership Team
Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
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