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2025 Summer Intern - DPE Customer Onboarding Platform Software Engineering (PhD Students)

AT General Motors
General Motors

2025 Summer Intern - DPE Customer Onboarding Platform Software Engineering (PhD Students)

Atlanta, GA

Description

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement :

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin, TX a minimum of two times per week with possible additional days based on business needs.

The Team:

The Customer On/Off-Boarding (COB) team manages and supports an enterprise service layer platform that provides APIs to enroll and enable OnStar services on a customer's vehicle. COB platform is a Global platform that uses microservices and event-driven architecture to choreograph the end-to-end Onboarding and Offboarding Business Process managing vehicle pre-delivery, post-delivery and enrollment and vehicle activation of OnStar services.

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What You'll Do:

Software Engineers on the Customer Onboarding platform team will be responsible for maintaining, delivering, and supporting backend microservices to support GM's Customer On/Off-Boarding process. For this role you will be expected to have progressive, demonstrated success in software development experience developing applications using a variety of tools, languages, frameworks, and technologies.

How You'll Make an Impact:

As part of the Customer Onboarding team, you will be developing and maintaining applications that play a crucial role in providing a seamless and delightful experience for GM customers during the purchase of their vehicle. These applications will enable customers to activate their OnStar Connected Services and fully experience the benefits of their Connected Vehicle and Digital OnStar services. Your work will contribute to enhancing customer satisfaction and ensuring a smooth transition into the GM ownership experience.

Required Qualifications:

  • Pursuit of a PhD degree in one of the following areas: Computer Science or related fields
  • Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week
  • Software development experience in Java or another object-oriented language creating services (APIs, Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design)
  • Deep understanding and extensive experience using Spring Boot, Oracle/Postgres, SQL and No-SQL DB, Kafka, RESTful API, Redis.
  • Demonstrated experience with test-driven development and test frameworks/technologies such as Cucumber, JUnit, Mockito
  • Experience with CI/CD process and with CI and CD pipelines leveraging technologies such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Artifactory, SonarQube, Tycho
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
  • Experience developing 12-factor microservice development patterns
  • Experience using Git version control systems doing rebases, merges, and handling merge conflicts
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate and translate feedback, needs and solutions
  • Strong teamwork focus and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams

What will give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Experience in Kubernetes/Docker, Azure Cloud, Azure Event Hubs, Quartz, Pulsar, ArgoCD
  • Experience with Web development technologies such as Angular, React, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Spring Boot/Spring MVC
  • Experience with metrics, monitoring and log aggregation technologies such as ElasticSearch, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kibana.
  • Familiarity with other Integration platforms such as Azure API Management
  • At least one prior internship experience in a related field.

Start dates for this internship role are May & June of 2025.

Compensation:

  • The salary range for this role is $9,400-$11,100 monthly, dependent upon class status and degree.
  • GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2025 Student Program.

What you'll get from us (Benefits):

  • Paid US GM Holidays
  • GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program
  • Result-based potential for growth within GM
  • Intern events to network with company leaders and peers

Additional Description

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (U.S.)

General Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Accommodations (U.S. and Canada)

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Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA, USA; Detroit, MI, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; Warren, MI, USA; Milford, MI 48381, USA
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202419376
Employment Type: Intern

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Stock Purchase Program
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Woman founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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