What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer III - Digital Payments position at GM Financial?
Overview
Why GM Financial Digital?
GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path of embarking on tech modernization - we have a startup mindset, and preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade-plus history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives.
We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion, and zero friction very seriously. We believe as an auto finance market leader we are in the driver's seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world.
We are building global platforms, in LATAM, Europe, China, U.S. and Canada - and we are looking to grow our high-performing team. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fintech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customers, dealers and business.
Responsibilities
About the Role:
The Software Development Engineer (SDE) contributes in all areas of development as a member of an Agile Scrum team. Team members will have areas of strength and some level of specialization, but must be adept at learning tools and languages that enable the team member to participate in all areas of product development. Being adaptable and knowledgeable in multiple domains enables the team members to swarm or fill gaps in order to meet commitments.
As a Software Development Engineer on the Digital Payments Platform team, you will play a key role in building secure, scalable, and high-performance payment solutions that power seamless transactions across our ecosystem. You will work on mission-critical services that handle payment processing, authorization, settlement, fraud prevention, and compliance — supporting millions of users and partners globally.
You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to design and implement APIs, backend systems, and integrations with banks, payment gateways, and third-party providers. This is a hands-on engineering role where attention to detail, ownership mindset, and a passion for solving real-world financial problems are essential.
Education and Experience:
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office
Why GM Financial Digital?
GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path of embarking on tech modernization - we have a startup mindset, and preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade-plus history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives.
We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion, and zero friction very seriously. We believe as an auto finance market leader we are in the driver's seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world.
We are building global platforms, in LATAM, Europe, China, U.S. and Canada - and we are looking to grow our high-performing team. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fintech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customers, dealers and business.
Responsibilities
About the Role:
The Software Development Engineer (SDE) contributes in all areas of development as a member of an Agile Scrum team. Team members will have areas of strength and some level of specialization, but must be adept at learning tools and languages that enable the team member to participate in all areas of product development. Being adaptable and knowledgeable in multiple domains enables the team members to swarm or fill gaps in order to meet commitments.
As a Software Development Engineer on the Digital Payments Platform team, you will play a key role in building secure, scalable, and high-performance payment solutions that power seamless transactions across our ecosystem. You will work on mission-critical services that handle payment processing, authorization, settlement, fraud prevention, and compliance — supporting millions of users and partners globally.
You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to design and implement APIs, backend systems, and integrations with banks, payment gateways, and third-party providers. This is a hands-on engineering role where attention to detail, ownership mindset, and a passion for solving real-world financial problems are essential.
- Develop product features for any of the following: Web applications, API services, Integration workflows with Payment service providers. (Stripe, Adyen, ACI worldwide and Paymentus)
- Experience working with Digital wallet or financial transaction applications that secures and processes payment information in the cloud
- The SDE III establishes direction and provides guidance to other team members while consistently delivering on commitments
- The SDE III engages beyond the team to accomplish objectives, influencing and collaborating with other teams within GM Financial, and working directly with organizations external to the company
- The SDE III is expected to demonstrate mastery of software development practices performed by Scrum teams
- Developing product features for any or all of the following: data marketplaces, mobile applications, web applications, and API services
- The SDE III provides technology leadership and promotes team learning throughout the product development lifecycle
- Adoption of and migration to the public cloud within the team as appropriate The SDE III understands cloud technologies and how best to employ them; and assists other team members to speed the implementation
- Using automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying software packages; continuously improving both the quality and speed of the pipelines
- The SDE III is instrumental in the design and implementation of the pipelines
- Leveraging test automation and peer reviews to increase product quality
- As a technology leader, the SDE III coaches the team to achieve full participation and high quality reviews
- Maintaining a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and the team's ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues Investing in our Agile practice to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member satisfaction
- Software development expertise in one or more high level programming languages
- The SDE III has developed language agility to move easily from one product to another
- The SDE III promotes modern software development patterns and practices that promote simplicity, understanding, reuse, and security
- Expertise optimizing the data architecture, database queries and indexes as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services
- Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable to the product team
- Proficient at designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls
- Experience with event-driven architectures, real-time processing, and asynchronous messaging systems like Kafka or Azure Event Hubs or Azure Service Bus.
- Proven hands-on experience with Microsoft .NET Core / NET Core, C#, and enterprise-level development.
- Deep expertise in Azure Cloud services, especially Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure DevOps, Azure SQL, App Services, Service Bus, Key Vault, API Management, and Application Gateway.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across the full stack—cloud infrastructure, container runtime, application code, network flows, and logs.
- Experience building and deploying containerized applications using Docker and Helm charts in AKS.
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
- Brings passion and enthusiasm to the team; leads by example
- Champions and executes strategies across teams that deliver measurable business value
- Demonstrates mastery of software languages, architecture, and design; is perceived by most as the expert
- Works through others to achieve more than individual contribution
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills
- Demonstrated expertise in the following technologies as required for the product being
- Pipeline Automation: Azure DevOps (YAML, ARM), Terraform, Jenkins, Chef, Octopus Deploy
- Code Scanning: SonarQube, Checkmarx
- Source Code repos: Git
- UI: Angular, Javascript, CSS, Node.js, ASP.NET MVC
- API: Rest , SOAP and Azure functions
- Containerization: Azure Kubernetes Service and Kubernetes (open source)
- High level programming languages: C# (.NET MVC and .NET Core)
- Scripting: Powershell, Bash
- Database: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, NoSQL (e.g. CosmosDB)
- Test Automation: Specflow, DevTest, Karate Labs, Selenium, Test Data Manager, Postman, Maven, TestNG, JMeter
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field; and/or commensurate experience preferred
- 4 years of experience in software development
- Experience with .Net as a programming language
Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.
Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility
Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office
