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The Corporate Engineering team as part of IT Enterprise Technology is an exciting and a fast-evolving engineering team.. The team is responsible for identifying, designing, implementing, developing and supporting applications and services to create a streamlined technology experience for Cruisers. As a Staff IT Engineer on the team, you will be leading all technical aspects of software development and management of a wide variety of solutions under Corporate systems and technologies. You will be driving strategic cross functional initiatives, technology assessment and end to end solution delivery by partnering with various business teams.
What you’ll be doing?
Act as the technical lead and architect for Corporate Engineering systems such as Communication and Collaboration systems, Issue Management, Content Management, Identity and Access Management and IT Asset Management (among others).
Develop applications and services to support and advance systems scope and value
Evaluate the existing technical landscape and devise a strategy to evolve services
Lead programs and projects by aligning business requirements with IT strategies
Work cross functionality with partner and business teams to drive complex high value programs and projects
Provide Influence and guidance on system architecture, problem resolution, team decisions, and project planning
Deliver high quality software using Agile/Scrum development methodologies
Collaborate with other engineering teams in designing, implementing and integrating business applications
What you must have?
Application management, engineering and solution delivery experience (10+ years) and experience in technical / engineering lead roles (4+ years).
Expert level programming skills, Go/Python or preferred language
A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, engineering or related field.
Progressively related experience in design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems, applications and major SaaS solutions
Ability to drive highly complex cross-functional projects
Experience with process design, architecture, implementation, and solution delivery of secure & scalable services
Experience in platform management: monitoring tools (e.g. Datadog, Humio or similar) and Software Performance Optimization (memory, CPU, scaling, etc...)
Experience with cloud implementations (PaaS, IaaS) in Azure, AWS or GCP
Ability to lead and drive work independently across functions and collaborate with all levels of users and management
Must be data driven, detail-oriented, self-organized, be committed to quality and capable of tracking multiple work streams simultaneously
Ability to work in a fast-changing, dynamic, and agile environment, including the ability to manage time and maintain an excellent work ethic
Candidate must have mentoring and guidance skills to provide oversight and direction to contractors and internal members of the software development team
Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations
The salary range for this position is $166,600 - $245,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
Why Cruise?
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
- Subsidized mental health benefits
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
- 401(k) Cruise matching program
- Fertility benefits
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
- Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
- Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
- CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).
We’re Integrated
- Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
We’re Funded
- GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.
Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.
We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
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Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.
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