Engineering Manager – Observability

General Motors

Engineering Manager leading observability tools for developer productivity at GM. Overseeing a team and defining the technical roadmap for observability platforms.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Missouri, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $218,800 - $335,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing engineering teams, defining technical roadmaps, and implementing observability practices to enhance system reliability. Proficient in leveraging tools and technologies for effective monitoring and analysis of complex systems.

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Leadership ExperienceObservability PracticesDistributed Systems DesignCloud TechnologiesProgramming Languages

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Hard Skills

Observability PillarsDistributed SystemsCloud-Native ApplicationsMicroservicesCI/CD PipelinesKubernetesDockerGoPythonTypescript

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

PrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryLog Management SystemsGCPAWSAzure

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringTelemetry DataSystem ReliabilityPerformance ReviewsCareer Development

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesMicroservicesPrometheusPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and grow a team of engineers, conducting performance reviews, providing coaching, and supporting career development
Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for the observability platform, ensuring it provides actionable insights into complex systems
Provide technical guidance on instrumentation, logging, metrics, and tracing to ensure comprehensive visibility across GM’s AV software stack
Ensure the team's tools enable rapid detection, debugging, and resolution of unknown or unforeseen system failures to minimize downtime
Work with other engineering teams—such as those developing AI/ML, firmware, and infrastructure—to implement observability practices and improve system reliability
Lead the development of internal tools and data pipelines to collect, analyze, and visualize telemetry data at a massive scale
Manage relationships and costs associated with third-party observability software and platforms

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of proven leadership experience managing software or site reliability engineering (SRE) teams
Deep understanding of core observability pillars: logs, metrics, and traces
Experience with technologies like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and log management systems
Strong background in designing, developing, and architecting distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices
Familiarity with Go, Python, Typescript or similar along with software development practices to inform code reviews and architectural decisions
Experience with modern cloud offerings like GCP, AWS, or Azure and technologies like CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and Docker
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
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