Software Developer Interview Experience - Austin, Texas
September 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I met them at a career fair and got set up with an interview on campus.
The first interview is largely behavioral, with a chance to get to know more about the company.
There was one technical question thrown in, but it wasn't very hard.
Questions
Describe a time that you volunteered to do more than what was asked at work.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the General Motors Software Developer role in Austin, Texas.
Success Rate
55%
Pass Rate
General Motors's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Austin, Texas is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive78%
Neutral18%
Negative5%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for General Motors's Software Developer interview process in Austin, Texas.
General Motors Work Experiences
4.0
A good place to start your software engineering career (maybe)
Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
March 23, 2022
Pros: - Good mentorship from managers and senior devs.
- Work with relevant languages and technologies.
- Positive culture within the team.
- Low-stress environment.
Cons: Being such a historic, corporate company, GM's efforts to transform and act as a trendy, tech-forward company are often lost.
Orientation was generic, largely irrelevant for me, and lasted months.
* Moves a bit slow.
* Lots of corporate restructuring (2 new managers in less than a year).
* Experience is highly team dependent (I was on a great team).
* Pay is quite low compared to industry standard.
* Easy to feel complacent (almost too chill).
4.0
Great culture, WLB could be better
Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
March 29, 2022
Pros: - Prioritizes cultural values and rewards participation in it.
- Hires good people who are a joy to work with.
- Has a variety of cool projects with modern stacks (YMMV).
- Good benefits.
- Office amenities such as:
- Standing desks
- Dual monitors
- Fairly casual office dress code. The motto is "dress appropriately".
Cons: Has not made full-time WFH a permanent option (leaves it to individual teams to decide, so they're at least flexible for now).
Difficult to seek mentorship within my own team; seniors don't appear to have time.
The transition to SAFe Agile since last year has been fairly bumpy.
Office snack options are overpriced.
Frequently long hours.
2.0
Good Benefits, Incompetent Management
Software Developer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
April 4, 2025
Pros: - Good benefits
- 2 weeks vacation time as a new hire
Cons: - Unexperienced management
- Incompetent SLT
- 4.0A good place to start your software engineering career (maybe)Software Developer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMarch 23, 2022Pros: - Good mentorship from managers and senior devs. - Work with relevant languages and technologies. - Positive culture within the team. - Low-stress environment.Cons: Being such a historic, corporate company, GM's efforts to transform and act as a trendy, tech-forward company are often lost. Orientation was generic, largely irrelevant for me, and lasted months. * Moves a bit slow. * Lots of corporate restructuring (2 new managers in less than a year). * Experience is highly team dependent (I was on a great team). * Pay is quite low compared to industry standard. * Easy to feel complacent (almost too chill).
- 4.0Great culture, WLB could be betterSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesMarch 29, 2022Pros: - Prioritizes cultural values and rewards participation in it. - Hires good people who are a joy to work with. - Has a variety of cool projects with modern stacks (YMMV). - Good benefits. - Office amenities such as: - Standing desks - Dual monitors - Fairly casual office dress code. The motto is "dress appropriately".Cons: Has not made full-time WFH a permanent option (leaves it to individual teams to decide, so they're at least flexible for now). Difficult to seek mentorship within my own team; seniors don't appear to have time. The transition to SAFe Agile since last year has been fairly bumpy. Office snack options are overpriced. Frequently long hours.
- 2.0Good Benefits, Incompetent ManagementSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesApril 4, 2025Pros: - Good benefits - 2 weeks vacation time as a new hireCons: - Unexperienced management - Incompetent SLT
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