Senior Backend Software Engineer/sre - Gm Energy

General Motors Australia & New Zealand

Unknown, Unknown, Australia
Hybrid
8+ years software engineering or sre experience
Production-grade backend service design
Major cloud provider (azure, gcp, aws)
General Motors Australia & New Zealand is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for their Energy Cloud Platform. The role involves ensuring the reliability and performance of backend services, contributing to CI/CD practices, and leading cross-functional initiatives in a hybrid work environment

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading reliability and operational excellence for the Energy Cloud Platform which connects vehicles, utilities, and markets for smart charging services.
  • Candidates will define SLOs/SLIs, manage production observability, and lead incident response efforts to ensure mission-critical energy programs remain stable at scale.
  • This is a hybrid position requiring presence at a specific location at least three times a week with potential eligibility for relocation benefits.

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General Motors Australia & New Zealand is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer/Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) for their Energy Cloud Platform. The role involves ensuring the reliability and performance of backend services, contributing to CI/CD practices, and leading cross-functional initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 8+ years software engineering or SRE experience
  • Production-grade backend service design
  • Major cloud provider (Azure, GCP, AWS)
  • Observability tools like Datadog or Prometheus
  • CI/CD pipeline implementation and management
  • Incident response and root cause analysis
  • Strong programming in Python, C#, Java, or Go

Nice-to-have

  • Experience in EV charging or IoT platforms
  • Data platform knowledge like Snowflake or Databricks
  • Chaos engineering and resilience testing
  • Disaster recovery strategy and drill execution
  • Security compliance and secrets management
  • Mentoring engineers on reliability best practices

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in CS or related field
  • 8+ years of relevant professional experience
  • No immigration sponsorship provided by GM

Work Rights

Must have valid work authorization for Australia; no sponsorship available

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