Software Engineering Manager, Product Management - Experience Prototyping

GM • Warren, MI

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Global Technical Center in Warren, MI or Mountain View, CA three times per week, at minimum. Why join us? General Motors pioneers the innovations that move and connect people to what matters. We see a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. As we move toward this vision, software plays an integral role as it becomes more prominent in our vehicles. Our ambition in Software & Services Product Management is to build a world-class software development culture that is part of the company’s shared vision. We are creating an elite portfolio of software-defined vehicles by tightly integrating software, hardware, and services to create complete and compelling vehicle experiences for our customers. The Role As an Engineering Lead for the Software and Services Product Management - Experience Prototyping Team: you will define and deliver next-generation software experiences across web, mobile, and embedded platforms—both in and outside the vehicle. You will lead a small team of software engineers in rapidly building functional prototypes that inform product roadmaps and requirements, enabling early validation of customer and business value. You will collaborate closely with product managers and designers to ensure that the experiences we prototype are aligned with user needs and strategic goals. In addition to your development responsibilities, you will collaborate as a technical consultant and domain partner with teams across GM, bringing a working knowledge of vehicle systems and the software/hardware technologies that support them. Your ability to connect technical innovation with product context will be key to delivering impactful prototypes. This role requires a strong technical foundation across the full stack, the ability to navigate ambiguity, and a passion for innovation. You will also consult with product execution teams to ensure that the prototypes integrate seamlessly into GM’s broader ecosystem of technologies and services. Thriving in fast-paced environments, demonstrating technical leadership, and influencing cross-functional teams are all essential to success in this role. We expect you to be hands-on, proactive, and committed to shaping the future of mobility through thoughtful, user-centered software experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field
• 2+ years as a team leader or people leader
• 7+ years of experience as a full stack developer experience with Front End Experience: ReactJS, HTML/CSS Back End Experience: Python, Node/Next.js Mobile Experience: Android (Kotlin/Jetpack Compose)
• Experience decomposing features and stories into work items the engineering teams
• Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to translate complex ideas into actionable requirements
• Experience with building products in the innovation/prototyping space
• Understanding of user-centered design principles and experience collaborating closely with UX/UI teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Solid grasp of emerging technologies, industry trends, and market dynamics.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to make informed decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Deep understanding of automotive software and hardware architecture, including in-vehicle systems, connectivity, and embedded platforms.
• Prior experience working with or within General Motors (GM), or strong familiarity with GM’s technology stack, development cycles, and product ecosystem.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge technical and business domains, especially in fast-paced prototyping or innovation environments.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in large enterprise or automotive settings.
• Machine Learning: An understanding of machine learning frameworks like Scikit-learn is advantageous for projects involving data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with multiple rapid prototyping and lean product development frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of full stack software engineers to deliver rapid prototypes
• Act as a technical consultant to Product, Design, and Engineering teams, providing guidance on future product experiences and ensuring alignment with GM's software and hardware ecosystem.
• Architect, develop and deploy prototype solutions that serve as experiments to gather insights and data, enabling informed decision-making across the organization.
• Provide best practice recommendations for software development across a wide range of technologies and platforms.
• Continuously expand your knowledge in key areas, including: Emerging technologies and development frameworks GM's vehicle development cycles and timelines In-vehicle and cloud-based architecture GM's business model and how software enables and enhances it
• Embrace a breadth-over-depth approach: this is not a production engineering role. You'll work across a wide variety of topics and technologies, focusing on rapid prototyping rather than long-term implementation or customer deployment.

Benefits

• An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager