Manager, Cloud Engineering

General Motors

Lead Cloud Engineering team within GM to build a PaaS for autonomous vehicle development and operation. Deliver developer-ready solutions by abstracting infrastructure complexity and optimizing cloud-native platforms.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $233,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level proficiency in Kubernetes and container orchestration, with a strong focus on building and optimizing cloud-native platforms. Proven leadership in managing large-scale engineering operations and enhancing software delivery through effective resource management and traffic optimization.

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Kubernetes ExpertiseCloud-Native StorageService Mesh (Istio)Traffic EngineeringLeadership Experience

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Hard Skills

Container OrchestrationPlatform as a ProductCapacity Lifecycle ManagementDeployment PipelinesUtilization Tracking

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GKEIaaSPaaSKubernetes Clusters

Industry Keywords

Cloud ComputingTraffic OptimizationDistributed Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDNSKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Continuously develop and optimize the ACI PaaS layer to provide secure and resilient compute and storage capabilities for developers.
Own the operation and scaling of 12,000+ namespaces across 150+ clusters of GKE-based IaaS/PaaS layers and on-prem Kubernetes clusters.
Build and maintain rapid deployment pipelines and abstracted storage layers to accelerate autonomous software delivery.
Direct authoritative DNS zones and records to optimize traffic for distributed development workloads.
Own the full capacity lifecycle for cloud resources, including planning, provisioning, and utilization tracking.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expert-level experience with Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and container orchestration at scale.
Proven track record building "Platform as a Product" for large-scale engineering organizations.
Deep understanding of cloud-native storage, service meshes (Istio), and traffic engineering.
Proven leadership experience at the Manager or Principal-level scope.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.