Manager, Software Engineer – Cloud Platform

The Role We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform - Nova to lead engineers on the Atmos team building GM’s next generation cloud platform, Nova. Nova powers customer- and vehicle-centric systems across GM, including areas such as OnStar, GM Energy, and Commercial and Fleet partnerships. This role will focus primarily on event messaging, data, and storage services that support multiple teams and workloads in a multi-cloud environment running on Azure and GCP.This is a strong opportunity for a leader who wants to work on meaningful platform problems at real scale. The size, complexity, and reach of the platform at GM create the kind of challenge that appeals to engineers who want to build durable shared capabilities, influence how large organizations operate, and help teams move faster through better platform foundations. The systems this team owns sit at the center of a large and complex engineering ecosystem, and the work has direct impact on how critical GM software is built, operated, and supported.The right candidate will bring strong engineering management experience, technical depth in cloud platform engineering, and a clear track record of helping teams deliver and run highly reliable shared services. This leader will help the team strengthen monitoring, observability, deployment patterns, operational readiness, and on‑call execution while also bringing more structure to backlog management, program management, planning, and team ceremonies. The role is especially well suited for a leader who thinks about platform capabilities as products for internal customers and wants to help create the paved roads and shared operating model that make the secure, reliable path the easiest path for engineering teams.What You’ll DoLead and develop a team of engineers responsible for cloud platform capabilities in event messaging, data, and storageDrive delivery and day‑to‑day operational excellence for shared services used across NovaOwn backlog management, program management, planning, and team ceremonies to improve execution and clarity across the teamHelp define and execute the roadmap for platform capabilities that improve reliability, scalability, security, and developer experienceImprove monitoring, observability, deployment patterns, release safety, and other operational practices needed to run highly reliable servicesEstablish clear expectations for engineering quality, service ownership, incident response, on‑call participation, and operational maturityPartner with engineering, platform, security, and product stakeholders to align priorities and deliver platform capabilities that meet customer needsBuild a strong team culture grounded in accountability, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and operational ownershipCoach engineers and emerging leaders through regular feedback, career development, and high standards for executionEnsure the team is building reusable, well‑operated services that reduce complexity for platform consumers across Azure and GCPYour Skills & AbilitiesSignificant experience leading engineering teams in cloud platform, infrastructure, distributed systems, or related software engineering environmentsStrong technical foundation in cloud‑native systems, shared platform services, and production operationsExperience leading teams responsible for messaging, data, or storage platforms in production environmentsExperience building and running highly reliable services with strong practices around monitoring, observability, deployment patterns, and service operationsExperience with backlog management, program management, planning, and team execution rhythms in a platform or infrastructure‑focused organizationDemonstrated ability to hire, coach, and develop engineers across multiple experience levelsStrong communication skills and the ability to influence across organizational boundariesAbility to connect technical decisions and platform investments to broader engineering and business outcomesExperience improving engineering execution, service ownership, on‑call maturity, and operational excellence in growing platform organizationsWhat Will Give You a Competitive EdgeExperience building, managing, or providing shared capabilities around Kafka, RabbitMQ, Postgres, Cassandra, or related systemsExperience leading teams that operate multi‑cloud platform services across Azure and GCPStrong background in developer enablement and building shared services that are easy for internal customers to adoptExperience improving service reliability, observability, deployment patterns, operational readiness, and supportability for shared platform systemsExperience leading teams with meaningful on‑call responsibilities and strong incident response practicesA practical leadership style with a high bar for quality, accountability, and customer‑focused platform deliveryCompensation The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.The salary range for this role is $160,000 to $240,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.Benefits GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.Company Vehicle 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. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.#J-18808-Ljbffr