Software Development Engineer II - General Motors Insurance

GM Financial is building an Insurtech business to reinvent auto insurance, backed by General Motors. The Software Development Engineer II will contribute to the development of product features across various platforms, ensuring high-quality software delivery while participating in Agile Scrum practices.

Responsibilities:

• The SDE II works under limited or no supervisory guidance and consistently delivers on commitments
• The SDE II is expected to demonstrate excellence in the software development practices performed by Scrum teams:
• Developing product features for any or all of the following: data marketplaces, mobile applications, web applications, and API services
• Migrating the product to the public cloud within the team as appropriate
• The SDE II invests in learning and experimentation to expedite cloud implementations
• Using automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying software packages; continuously improving both the quality and speed of the pipelines
• Contributing to test automation and participating in peer reviews to increase product quality
• Maintaining a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues
• Investing in our Agile practice to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness

Requirements:

• Software development expertise in the high level programming language used by the product team
• Data and query analysis and optimization to deliver scalable, performant products and services
• Test data management to drive automated, repeatable, and reliable testing
• Proficient in new feature development, automated tests, and the implementation of security controls
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams, suggesting and contributing to improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
• Demonstrates software development excellence (software is simple, understandable, reusable, and secure)
• Troubleshoots complex problems and works across teams to meet commitments
• Drives adoption of best practices; cultivates innovation and learning
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills
• 2-4 years experience in software development required
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field; and/or commensurate experience preferred
• Cloud Native Hosting: Azure, AWS, GCP, PaaS experience preferred