Senior Backend Architect (Java/Spring) for Global IoT

Vacancy Status

This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.

Job Description

AI Disclosure: As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The DDC / RDM platform is the backend system of record for vehicle configuration, campaign delivery, and remote device management at scale - a set of Spring Boot services (with supporting data and eventing infrastructure) that manage device attributes, group targeting, config distribution, and OTA campaigns across a global, multi-region fleet. We're in the middle of a significant modernization push: retiring legacy API versions, hardening authorization across every service, and redesigning our service-to-service network architecture.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

  • Design, build, and operate backend services (Java/Spring Boot) that power device configuration, campaign management, and data-plane connectivity for millions of vehicles.
  • Lead authorization and security hardening across our API surface, and drive the retirement of legacy (v1-v3) endpoints in favor of a consistent, versioned API strategy.
  • Own architectural decisions for cross-service communication, event-driven workflows, and observability as the platform expands into new regions.
  • Reduce structural tech debt in high-traffic services (dependency upgrades, framework migrations, network/security architecture) without slowing feature delivery.
  • Help evolve our engineering workflows by integrating agentic, model-assisted developer tooling (e.g., automated code-review agents, coding assistants wired into our repos via MCP clients) into day-to-day backend development - improving review quality and cutting routine toil.
  • Mentor other engineers on service ownership, backend design standards, and operational rigor.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • 5+ years building and operating production backend services, ideally in Java/Spring Boot (or comparable JVM/server-side stacks).
  • Strong grasp of distributed systems fundamentals: API design and versioning, service-to-service authorization/security, event-driven architecture, and data plane scalability.
  • Experience leading technical direction on a multi-service platform - not just writing code, but making and documenting architectural trade-offs.
  • Comfort working with modern, agent-assisted engineering tooling (automated review bots, coding assistants, MCP-based integrations) as part of a normal development workflow.
  • A track record of shipping tech-debt and security work under real feature-delivery pressure, not just in isolation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with automotive, IoT, or other large-fleet device-management platforms.
  • Familiarity with multi-region/OTA delivery systems.
  • Prior experience standing up or governing agent-based/automated tooling across a multi-repo organization.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $164,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Benefits Overview

  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;
  • Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;
  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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