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Senior Systems 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 roles8 certified filings for “Software Systems Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in CA: $192k–$220k, median $209k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 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 Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin TX IT Innovation Center or Warren Michigan GM Technical Center 3-4 days per week (T-W-Th) The Role The Senior Systems Engineer provides application operations support and application ownership for production-critical applications used at vehicle and propulsion manufacturing sites. Using Site Reliability Engineering practices, this role helps ensure application availability, reliable performance, effective monitoring, and timely issue resolution. You will work across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, cloud, Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL environments. You will collaborate with business and technology teams to troubleshoot issues, implement improvements, support deployments, maintain documentation, and deliver reliable services to manufacturing operations. What You’ll Do • Support applications used in vehicle assembly and propulsion manufacturing environments. • Monitor the health, availability, and performance of applications and infrastructure. • Troubleshoot and resolve application issues within agreed service levels. • Design and implement configuration changes that support business needs. • Support production issue resolution, code deployments, patch releases, and other critical activities. • Perform root-cause analysis with application, infrastructure, development, deployment, and database teams. • Create and maintain procedures for troubleshooting, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery. • Manage certificates, technical documentation, application ownership activities, and support processes. • Use queries and diagnostic tools to investigate issues across databases and operating environments. • Build strong relationships with business partners, technical teams, colleagues, and management. • Follow established information technology, security, and operational processes. • Provide remote technical support to manufacturing sites. • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation after completing the required acclimation period. • Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. • 3+ years of experience in a technical information technology (IT) role. • 3+ years of experience supporting Linux and/or Windows operating systems. • Experience with Oracle and/or SQL databases. • Knowledge of Docker containers and Kubernetes container orchestration. • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity and accuracy. • Ability to support production-critical applications and participate in an on-call rotation. What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) • Experience supporting applications in a manufacturing or plant operations environment. • Experience with Site Reliability Engineering practices, application monitoring, or service-level objectives. • Experience with cloud platforms, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or infrastructure automation. • Experience with observability, incident management, problem management, or root-cause analysis. • Experience using Glean or a similar enterprise AI and knowledge-search platform. • Ability to use generative AI to troubleshoot incidents, summarize technical issues, create runbooks, and improve application-support workflows. • Strong prompt-writing and AI-output validation skills. • Understanding of responsible AI use, access controls, data privacy, and protection of confid