What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac, each a separate division of GM. By total sales, it has continuously been the largest automaker in the United States, and was the largest in the world for 77 years before losing the title to Toyota in 2008.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Detroit |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 164,000 (2019) |
| Industry | automotive industry |
| Website | gm.com |
General Motors is hiring in 5 states and 12 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | Texas | 53 | 51% | |
| Sunnyvale | California | 10 | 10% | |
| Mountain View | California | 6 | 6% | |
| Detroit | Michigan | 4 | 4% | headquarters area |
| Seattle | Washington | 4 | 4% | |
| Arlington | Texas | 4 | 4% | |
| Warren | Michigan | 2 | 2% | |
| San Francisco | California | 2 | 2% | |
| Milford | Michigan | 2 | 2% | |
| Washington | District of Columbia | 1 | 1% | |
| Flint | Michigan | 1 | 1% | |
| Belleville | Michigan | 1 | 1% |
The mix of roles shows what General Motors needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 36 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 17 | not published |
| Engineer (other) | 9 | not published |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 7 | not published |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 6 | not published |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 5 | not published |
| Consultant / Business analyst | 3 | not published |
| Other roles | 3 | not published |
| Operations / Supply chain / Logistics | 2 | not published |
| Sales / Business development | 2 | not published |
| Technician / Trades / Driver | 2 | not published |
| Product manager | 2 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 16 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 10 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 3 |
| Manager | 3 |
| Engineering Manager | 3 |
| Manufacturing Group Leader | 3 |
| Account Executive Government | 2 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 2 |
| Software Engineer | 2 |
| Construction Project Manager | 2 |
| 2027 Summer Intern | 2 |
| Senior AI Data Engineer | 1 |
| Senior HR Technology Analyst | 1 |
| Senior Feature Engineer | 1 |
| Sr. Teamcenter PLM Solutions Engineer | 1 |
None of the 104 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
General Motors states a seniority level in 104 of 104 listings: Senior Level 80, Mid Level 17, Internship 4, Entry Level 3.
37 of 104 listings (36%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often General Motors's own 104 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 75 of 104 ads (72%) state a number of years. The median is 6 years; 88% ask for 5 or more and 13% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 78 | 75% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 60 | 58% |
| Master's degree | 24 | 23% |
| PhD or doctorate | 15 | 14% |
| High school diploma or GED | 3 | 3% |
| Associate degree | 1 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. citizenship mentioned | 104 | 100% |
| Background check or drug test | 104 | 100% |
| Says it does NOT sponsor visas | 65 | 62% |
| Work authorization required | 58 | 56% |
| U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules | 7 | 7% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Relocation mentioned | 86 | 83% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 51 | 49% |
| Travel mentioned | 22 | 21% |
| On-site or in-person work | 12 | 12% |
| Heavy lifting | 5 | 5% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 54 | 52% |
| azure | 33 | 32% |
| sql | 31 | 30% |
| gcp | 27 | 26% |
| machine learning | 26 | 25% |
| java | 25 | 24% |
| kubernetes | 25 | 24% |
| c++ | 24 | 23% |
| aws | 23 | 22% |
| react | 16 | 15% |
| docker | 16 | 15% |
| typescript | 14 | 13% |
| linux | 11 | 11% |
| javascript | 8 | 8% |
| excel | 6 | 6% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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104 open jobs today, 19 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Austin, TX (53), Sunnyvale, CA (10), Mountain View, CA (6).