Backend Team Leader

Job Description

GM Israel takes a significant part in transforming traditional cars into software-defined vehicles. We shape the face of the future vehicles in diverse fields by developing cutting edge technologies.

GM is committed to Zero Emission, Zero Crashes and Zero Congestion vision.

We are looking for an exceptionally experienced and highly skilled, passionate, and motivated Backend Team Lead to join our newly established Commercial Software Platform team. This team plays a key role in supporting GM’s next-generation fleet solutions and mobility services. As a Team Lead, you will be responsible for helping lead our engineering efforts through planning, design and architecture, execution, and ramp. You will guide and inspire a dynamic team of developers, ensuring the successful delivery of cutting-edge software solutions while fostering innovation and collaboration. As a technical leader, you will be excited to mentor less experienced engineers, build strong relationships with technical leaders on other teams, and facilitate a strong team culture.

You will work closely with the product manager(s), user experience teams, and other execution and engineering teams.

What will you do?

• Deliver high-quality software that is well-tested, undergoes code reviews, and is committed regularly for continuous integration.
• Actively contribute to development tasks, coding, and reviewing pull requests alongside your team.
• Lead technical discussions, decide on tools, frameworks, and architectural patterns, and ensure they align with the broader organizational strategy.
• Help junior and mid-level engineers grow by sharing knowledge, providing regular feedback, and supporting their professional development.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other technical leaders to ensure alignment on goals and deliverables.
• Lead efforts in planning, design, architecture, execution, and the timely delivery of projects. Manage roadblocks and ensure projects stay on track.
• Proactively identify risks and obstacles that might impact the project or team, and work to mitigate them early.
• Motivate the team to continuously strive for excellence, encouraging an environment where they can perform at their best.
• Utilize your leadership skills to ensure adherence to engineering best practices and advocate for continuous improvements in productivity and software craftsmanship.
  
  

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• B.Sc. in computer science/other relevant high education.
• Over 5 years of experience in leadership roles and team management.
• Over 7 years of experience in application and services development using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Lombok (Java), Spring Data.
• Experience working with Relational and No-SQL databases (e.g. Cosmos, Redis, Postgres etc.).
• Problem solver, Creative thinker, Independent.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong opinion about what makes an excellent navigation experience.
  
  

What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in ReactJS, Redux, Redux toolkit (RTK), Redux toolkit query (RTKQ) and Vite.
• Experience working with Kubernetes, Dockers.
  
  

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.