Senior Software Engineer – Go, Golang

General Motors

Senior Software Engineer developing high-performance middleware and application software solutions for GM’s infotainment platforms and connected vehicle systems. Leading cross-functional collaboration and driving quality software development practices.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWarren • California, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoGRPCMicroservicesNoSQLSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services, middleware, and platform applications for GM infotainment and connected systems
Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance Go code; ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and resiliency
Build high-throughput systems optimized for memory efficiency, low latency, and overall performance
Contribute to system architecture and design, driving technical solutions aligned with platform and product requirements
Own the end-to-end defect lifecycle, including root cause analysis, resolution, validation, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Systems, Integration, Product, Platform, Design) to deliver robust and integrated software solutions
Lead and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to ensure high-quality, maintainable solutions
Mentor and coach engineers, promoting best practices in coding, testing, and system design
Utilize Agile development processes, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, and Retrospectives
Adhere to GM’s software development processes, ensuring quality and alignment with architectural standards.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of software development experience
Strong proficiency in Go fundamentals (structs, interfaces, channels, goroutines) and deep understanding of concurrency and parallel processing
Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and backend systems
Experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, and modern development tools
Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases and data-driven applications
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex system issues
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across distributed teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoRESTful APIsgRPCbackend systemsdistributed systemsmicroservicesCI/CDSQLNoSQLconcurrency

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationmentoringcoachingleadershiptechnical discussionsdesign reviewscode reviews

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering