JOB DESCRIPTION
Why General Motors Insurance?
At General Motors Insurance, we are building an Insurtech business that will reinvent auto insurance. We are fully owned and backed by auto industry leaders General Motors and GM Financial. This is a truly unique opportunity to join at the foundational stage of a start-up leading the transformation of the auto insurance experience.
GM has the largest connected vehicle fleet worldwide. In the US alone, there are currently 9M+ connected GM vehicles on the road and that number is projected to triple in the next 10 years. More than that, the OnStar system currently has access to over 900 data points from the vehicle. This surge in information about vehicles and how they are driven will revolutionize auto insurance. This disruption is backed by the bold GM vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. We are serious about the safety and financial security of our customers.
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If you are passionate about driving innovation and delivering results in a fast-paced, value-focused environment, OnStar Insurance is looking for you. As a Product Owner, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our cutting-edge API Platform Engineering team. This role goes beyond traditional Product Owner responsibilities, embracing the challenges of API software development and architecture in a dynamic, technology-driven landscape.
Position open until filled.
RESPONSIBILITIES
About the role:
The Software Development Engineer II contributes to all areas of testing and automation 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 to meet commitments.
JOB DUTIES
- The SDE II works under limited or supervisory guidance and consistently delivers on commitments.
- The SDE II is expected to demonstrate excellence in the software development practices performed by Scrum teams.
- Develop and maintain Automation scripts for end-to-end business flows.
- Contributing to test automation at various levels and participating in peer reviews to increase product quality.
- Conduct problem isolation and troubleshooting on the Automation scripts and tools owned by the team.
- Serves as a liaison between engineers and business customers regarding production issues and UAT issues.
- Contributing to UAT coordination and defect management.
- Contributing to creation, documentation, and execution of test scripts for supported systems and identify issues during testing.
- Communicate with management and business partners on Quality management and execution status.
- Lead and/or facilitate critical incident escalation activities and coordinate with Third party vendors if required.
- Manage intake queue working in an agile environment.
QUALIFICATIONS
What makes you a dream candidate?
- Software development expertise in the high-level programming language used by the product team
- Data and query analysis and optimization to deliver scalable, performant products and services
- Test data management to drive automated, repeatable, and reliable testing
- Proficient in new feature development, automated tests, and the implementation of security controls
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams, suggesting and contributing to improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
- Demonstrates software development excellence (software is simple, understandable, reusable, and secure)
- Troubleshoots complex problems and works across teams to meet commitments
- Drives adoption of best practices; cultivates innovation and learning
Additional Knowledge Skills and Ability:
- Test Automation Skills: Strong expertise and experience in Cypress, Spec flow, and Postman. Additional experience and skillset in Xamarin UI Test, Maven, TestNG and JMeter is a plus.
- Performance tuning, usability assessment/improvement, automation technologies
- Experience in Next.js / React / TypeScript for Front End Development is preferred
- Demonstrates experience or knowledge of RESTful web services
- Pipeline Automation: Azure DevOps (YAML, ARM), terraform, Jenkins, Chef, Octopus is a plus
- Proactively engage in the identification / remediation of software issues related to code or solutions quality, security, and/or pattern/frameworks and software usability or end user related issues
- Expertise in SQL (relational databases), key-value datastores, and document stores (non-relational databases)
- Experienced knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems.
Experience and Education
- 2-4 years of experience in software development required
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related Engineering field; and/or commensurate experience preferred
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 salary and bonus eligibility.
Work Life Balance: Remote work environment.
The base salary range for this role is: USD $87,000 to $165,000
At GM Financial, we strive for equity in all aspects of our business, including pay equity. This is the GM Financial pay range for this job and role level. The exact salary and compensation will very based on factors like knowledge, skills, experience and education.
This role is eligible to participate in performance-based incentive plans. Full-time employees are eligible to participate in health benefits on day one of employment.
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