Prototyping Engineering Lead

General Motors

Engineering Lead for GM’s Experience Prototyping Team defining next-generation software for vehicles. Leading a team to develop innovative prototypes and collaborate with product teams.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeWarren • California, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $189,300 - $290,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCloudJavaScriptKotlinNext.jsNode.jsPythonReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of full stack software engineers to deliver rapid prototypes
Act as a technical consultant to Product, Design, and Engineering teams, providing guidance on future product experiences and ensuring alignment with GM's software and hardware ecosystem.
Architect, develop and deploy prototype solutions that serve as experiments to gather insights and data, enabling informed decision-making across the organization.
Provide best practice recommendations for software development across a wide range of technologies and platforms.
Continuously expand your knowledge in key areas, including: Emerging technologies and development frameworks, GM's vehicle development cycles and timelines, In-vehicle and cloud-based architecture, GM's business model and how software enables and enhances it.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field
2+ years as a team leader or people leader
7+ years of experience as a full stack developer
Front End Experience: ReactJS, HTML/CSS
Back End Experience: Python, Node/Next.js
Mobile Experience: Android (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose)
Experience decomposing features and stories into work items the engineering teams
Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to translate complex ideas into actionable requirements
Experience with building products in the innovation/prototyping space
Understanding of user-centered design principles and experience collaborating closely with UX/UI teams.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
Solid grasp of emerging technologies, industry trends, and market dynamics.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to make informed decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

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Hard Skills & Tools

full stack developmentReactJSHTMLCSSPythonNode.jsNext.jsAndroidKotlinJetpack Compose

Soft Skills

team leadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationpresentation skillsinfluencingengagementcollaborationanalytical skillsuser-centered designdecision-making

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree