Software Development Engineer I

Overview

Why GM Financial?

GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses.

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Responsibilities

About the role:

The Software Development Engineer (SDE) I contributes in all areas of development as a member of an Agile Scrum team. Team members will have areas of strength and some level of specialization but must be adept at learning tools and languages that enable the team member to participate in all areas of product development. Being adaptable and knowledgeable in multiple domains enables the team members to swarm or fill gaps in order to meet commitments.

Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?

• Ability to report on significant performance issues and aids in driving solution to application development team
• Document existing features
• Develop unit tests and automated testing scripts
• Solid knowledge of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 60+) development or solid understanding of Enterprise Content Management Systems development (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Sitecore, Kentico, or Craft)
• Back End Development Skills: Java, PHP
• Ability to work closely with various business, project, and development groups from planning to execution
• Automation Skills: Ansible/Chef/Puppet
• Project Management Lifecycle knowledge
• Must be a self-starter and able to manage the required job functions with minimal supervision
• Contributing to test automation and participating in peer reviews to increase product quality
• Promotes Agile practice to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness
• Ensure the technical and business user feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Develops modern solutions applying industry best practices and technologies
• Solid knowledge of build tools (Maven preferred, Gradle, Gulp, Grunt, Webpack, NPM)
• Forms relationships to effectively accomplish tasks and manage dependencies
• Conform with all company policies and procedures
• Solid knowledge of Java, C# or similar
• Develop features with a major focus on performance, scalability and future expansion
• Gherkin) Working knowledge of native app development (iOS and Android)
• Develop new user-facing features, components, and templates
• Working knowledge with source control systems such as Git, TFS, or similar
• Working knowledge of typical DevOps procedures
• Develop reusable code and libraries
• Administration/Operations/Debugging Skills: OS (RHEL7x), server (Apache) and applications (AEM) issues
• Maintaining a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime and ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript Single Page Application Frameworks (Angular preferred, React, Vue)
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Front End Development Skills: HTML, CSS (LESS/SCSS), JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery, TypeScript)
• Solid knowledge of consuming REST APIs and SOAP Webservices Working knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Solid understanding of front-end development
• Contributes to test automation and leverages pipeline automation for building, testing, and deploying software packages
• Solid knowledge of back-end development
• Programming skill in a common software languages
• Ability and interest to learn other coding languages
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Developing product features for any or all of the following: mobile applications and web applications
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices
• Expected to demonstrate competency in the software development practices performed by Agile teams
• Work with other SDE to review code and develop technical understanding of our codebase
• IDEs such as Eclipse and VS Code
• Working knowledge of test-driven development and automated testing frameworks (Cucumber, Selenium,
• Ability to think strategically and make collaborative decisions Good problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Demonstrates software development proficiency
• Works under general direction and consistently delivers on commitments
• Solid understanding of computer science data structures and algorithms

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent practical experience preferred
• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Experience in software development and test automation required

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office