Senior Software Engineer ...
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General Motors, Can be based anywhere.
- Full time
- Permanent
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Posted 1 week ago, 14 Apr
Senior Software Engineer - SRE
Salary not available. View on company website.
General Motors, Can be based anywhere.
- Remote working
- Full time
- Permanent
Posted 1 week ago, 14 Apr
Job ref: 70aa2f1380bf422ebc6a32d97ccc407c
Full Job Description
- Automation and Reliability Improvements: Develop tools and software to automate operational processes, improve system reliability, and reduce manual intervention.
- Observability and Monitoring: Lead, Implement and improve monitoring and observability frameworks, enabling proactive detection and resolution of incidents.
- Incident Response: Participate in an on-call rotation to diagnose, troubleshoot, and mitigate production incidents, ensuring minimal downtime and swift resolution.
- Collaboration with Development Teams: Work alongside developers to ensure the quality, scalability, and reliability of our services. Practice shared ownership of services in production, fostering a "You build it, you run it" culture.
- Service Level Management: Manage Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to manage reliability expectations effectively.
- Engineering for Reliability: Strong understanding of common application reliability patterns, with hands-on experience implementing them.
- Failure Analysis and Post-Incident Reviews: Conduct deep-dive analyses of incidents and collaborate on post-incident reviews to derive learnings and prevent recurrence. Champion a culture of continuous improvement.
- Cost Efficiency: Evaluate system performance and advocate for optimisations that reduce infrastructure costs while maintaining service reliability.
Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and familiarity with multiple language ecosystems. - Systems Knowledge: Solid understanding of operating systems, networking, distributed systems, databases, and storage architectures.
- Strong Understanding of System Fundamentals: Deep understanding of how code runs on underlying hardware, including operating systems, algorithms, and data structures. Ability to optimize or troubleshoot code by understanding its execution and the impact on system resources.
- Incident Management: Experience handling production incidents, including root cause analysis, mitigation, and working through complex system failures.
- Communication and Collaboration: Strong communication skills, with an ability to explain technical concepts to both engineering and business stakeholders. Commitment to collaborative problem-solving and shared ownership of services.
- Automation Focus: Proven experience in automating manual processes, building deployment pipelines, or managing configuration systems., Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Familiarity with container orchestration systems like Kubernetes.
- A track record of managing or developing distributed systems.
- Prior experience with Java in production.
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities. We are leading the change to make our world better, safer and more equitable for all through our actions and how we behave. Learn more about: Our Company (https://search-careers.gm.com/en/working-at-gm/) Our Culture How we hire (https://search-careers.gm.com/en/how-we-hire/) Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.
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