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GM Financial · 18 hours ago

Lead Software Development Engineer

Arlington, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

GM Financial is dedicated to innovation and digital transformation in the financial sector. As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you will architect and build production-grade applications while collaborating with teams to enhance software skills and implement new tools. This role involves championing Agile and DevOps practices to improve product quality and team efficiency.

Finance

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Partners with team members to increase software skills, system understanding, and design thinking to create high performing teams

Embeds in teams or engages across teams to accomplish business objectives using the intentional architecture

Influences and collaborates with other towers and shared services within GM Financial and works directly with external vendors to achieve business results

Researches and champions the implementation of new tools and approaches that benefit the organization

The Lead understands cloud technologies and how best to employ them; and assists other team members to speed the implementation

Champions Agile and DevOps to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness

Invests in automated testing and automated pipelines to deploy constantly (multiple times per sprint)

Maintains a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and the team's ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues

Promotes modern software development patterns and practices that promote simplicity, understanding, reuse, and security

In partnership with product management and solutions architect, helps to maintain a technical backlog for the agile team

Serve as a subject matter expert on core systems, providing guidance to other team members in their maintenance and support

Perform other duties as assigned - Conform with all company policies and procedures

Qualification

C#JavaCloud technologiesAgile ScrumAutomated testingAutomated pipelinesData architectureInterpersonal skillsVerbal communicationWriting skills

Required

Software development expertise in one or more high level programming languages (C#, Java) with developed language agility to move easily from one product to another

Expertise optimizing the data architecture, database queries and indexes as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services

Proficient at designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls

Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier)

Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable to the product team

Ability to lead by example and inspire passion and enthusiasm within the team

Champions and executes strategies across teams that deliver measurable business value

Demonstrates mastery of software languages, architecture, and design; is perceived by most as the expert

Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills

7-10 years software development experience

2-4 years experience leading multi-developer projects