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Staff Software Engineer
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles171 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MI: $140k–$163k, median $150k. Most were filed at wage level IV (74%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary GM location (Austin, TX or Warren, MI) three times per week, at minimum. The Role At GM, our Vehicle Commerce team builds enterprise -grade platforms that power vehicle inventory, configuration, pricing, and sales systems. Our software delivers accurate, high-quality data and imagery to create seamless digital experiences across all GM brand sites. We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer with strong technical chops and architectural vision to lead the development of scalable, high-performance backend APIs and services. This role blends hands-on coding with cross-functional technical leadership across data pipelines, microservices , and distributed systems. You’ll collaborate closely with product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to build innovative, cost-effective solutions that align with GM’s broader platform strategy. What You’ll Do: • Architect and evolve distributed systems with a focus on performance, scalability , and maintainability • Lead the strategy and implementation of automation across a broad technical areas, integrating work across multiple teams, and stakeholders to eliminate manual processes, improve reliability, and establish scalable operational mechanisms with measurable KPI impact aligned to business priorities • Drive modernization of legacy platforms by influencing key technical decisions, championing change across dependent teams, and delivering solutions that improve scalability, maintainability, and long-term operational efficiency across multiple departments • Lead the development of backend APIs and services that power customer-facing digital platforms • Write clean, well-tested, secure code—and guide others to do the same through code reviews and mentorship • Build and optimize synchronous and asynchronous integrations (REST, GraphQL, Kafka, messaging queues) • Mentor engineers on architectural design, modern development patterns, and industry best practices • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve system capabilities and developer efficiency • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with business goals • Champion CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and system performance Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): • Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) • 8+ years of experience building enterprise -grade backend platforms and services • Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and scalable microservice architectures • Experience in generative AI using LLMs, MCP, and/or predictive maintenance. • Experience with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and technologies like Apache Kafka • Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, K8s/AKS) and Microsoft Azure • Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, and cloud -native storage solutions • Track record of mentoring engineers and lead Additional Info: This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. #LI-KB1 About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all. Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team. Benefits Overview From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Tota