Jobs / United States / General Motors Company
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Enterprise Software Engineering
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 roles1 certified filing for “Industrial Engineering/GMS Manager” (Industrial Production Managers) in OH: $127k–$127k, median $127k. 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 The Role We're looking for an engineering leader who still ships code. You'll lead multiple teams building the business-critical platforms, integrations, and modernization programs behind how GM sources parts and delivers vehicles. You'll own the technical direction, the delivery, and the results. You'll also change how GM builds software. You'll make AI coding agents a core part of how your teams plan, build, test, and ship, and you'll prove the impact with real metrics. You'll stay hands-on: writing and reviewing code, debugging hard problems, prototyping, and working directly with agents. You'll bring Principal Engineer-level judgment to every design review, and you'll lead by example. About the Team The Order Fulfillment Software Factory builds GM's end-to-end software for two value streams: • Source to Deliver: purchasing, supplier management, supply chain, and logistics • Order to Deliver: how GM sells, configures, schedules, and delivers vehicles to dealers and customers We're driving GM's SaaS First, Cloud First, AI First direction, working alongside Purchasing and Order Fulfillment IT and GM's peer engineering, mainframe, and SAP factories. What You'll Do • Lead multiple engineering teams across a portfolio of modern platforms, APIs, integrations, and legacy systems • Turn business strategy into roadmaps and KPIs, then deliver them • Partner with product, business, architecture, operations, and delivery leaders to translate business needs into scalable engineering solutions • Make the hard architecture calls and set a high bar for quality, security, and reliability • Get hands-on through code reviews, debugging, technical spikes, and proofs of concept • Drive modernization strategies for legacy applications, including decomposition, platform evolution, integration simplification, and reduction of technical debt • Roll out AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) across the SDLC, with guardrails that make agent-written code safe to ship • Build agent tooling such as MCP servers, custom agents, and agent-driven CI/CD for PR review, test generation, and large-scale migrations • Measure what works with DORA metrics, cycle time, and change-failure rate, and report results to leadership • Hire and grow engineers and tech leads who are fast, rigorous, and accountable for everything they merge • Create a culture of accountability, technical excellence, continuous learning, and customer-focused delivery • Own production health by leading incident response and driving root causes to durable fixes Your Skills and Abilities (Minimum Qualifications) • BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience • 10+ years of software engineering and people leadership experience, including leading multiple teams • Current, hands-on coding proficiency in Java or C++, plus experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular or React • 1+ year of substantial hands-on use of AI coding agents in production work • Experience with distributed systems, APIs, event-driven architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) • Experience modernizing legacy systems while supporting business-critical delivery • Experience establishing and improving engineering standards, development lifecycle practices, and delivery discipline • Ability to lead across ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and align technical decisions with business outcomes • Strong coaching and mentoring capability, with a track record of raising the technical effectiveness of engineers and managers • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to both engineering and business audiences What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)