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Senior Backend Software Engineer, Commercial Software & Services
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
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 roles34 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $216k–$265k, median $235k. Most were filed at wage level IV (65%) — 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 At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features. Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale. The Role In this Senior Backend Software Engineer role, you will lead and develop high performance backend services and systems for GM Commercial Services' new software solution. This role provides a unique opportunity where you will be working across all of the GM Commercial Services software products, and truly steering the future of GM Commercial Services’ system architecture, APIs, products, and customers. We are an innovation first team, and we need your help to ensure we meet the highest standards. Come join us and let’s innovate! What You'll Do • Provide technical leadership in designing and building the flagship GM Commercial Services Software. • Develop a deep understanding of GM Commercial Services' business strategy and goals. You will be one of our key leaders expected to identify and solve our highest impact, highly complex problems. • See the big picture and identify inefficiencies and opportunities for meaningful improvements across the entire organization. Drive alignment on how to tackle these and lead the delivery of high leverage solutions for them to have the widest impact. • Raise the bar to make GM Commercial Service engineering truly best-in-class by improving best practices, producing exemplary code, documentation, automated tests and thorough and precise monitoring. • Build and launch new products that bring significant value to internal and external customers • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including dependency engineering teams, product, design, infrastructure and operations • Mentor junior and experienced engineers in their technical career to help them grow Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • 5+ years experience in successfully designing and building large engineering projects, including successful productionization of highly scalable, reliable and performant systems • Extensive experience in architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems. • Extensive experience in Java / Kotlin or Python • Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases • Experience with at least one of the public cloud providers Azure, AWS, GCP. • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in an agile development environment. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative mindset. • Knowledge of software design patterns, OO, data structures, and algorithms. • A passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) • Strong product focus and acumen. • Experience with project management, ensuring on-time team deliverable with high quality. • Experience with Databricks. • Experience with React and modern JavaScript libraries as well as HTML and CSS. Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candida