General Motors

Software Engineer Interview Experience

March 17, 2022

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There were multiple steps before having a job interview.

First, a phone screening with a recruiter, then screening in Hirevue. There are 3-4 questions based on the position you are applying for.

This is after passing the final interview with the manager.

Questions

Give an example where you took responsibility for something that you failed to do.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 125 interview experiences for the General Motors Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

31%

Pass Rate

General Motors's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive63%

Neutral31%

Negative6%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for General Motors's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

General Motors Work Experiences

Good company to work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good team PTO Vacations plus holidays Work-life balance 401k benefits HSA Disability benefits Maternity and paternity leaves Good bonus so far Mgmt focusing heavy on EVs Started Udemy learning memberships

Cons: Last year, because of the reorg, they had to do the VSP and closed down the office. But after a few months, they opened an office in Mountain View. Average pay is not the highest.

Good company to work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good team PTO Vacations plus holidays Work-life balance 401k benefits HSA Disability benefits Maternity and paternity leaves Good bonus so far Mgmt focusing heavy on EVs Started Udemy learning memberships

Cons: Last year, because of the reorg, they had to do the VSP and closed down the office. But after a few months, they opened an office in Mountain View. Average pay is not the highest.

Interesting Problems, Confusing Direction

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Interesting problems to solve with helpful teammates

Cons: Stack ranking and overall company direction, along with the cyclical nature of the industry.

Interesting Problems, Confusing Direction

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Interesting problems to solve with helpful teammates

Cons: Stack ranking and overall company direction, along with the cyclical nature of the industry.

Toxic culture with lack of job security

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: 1. GM typically hires the best of the best; you can take pride in that. 2. Positive recruiting experience, fully informed at all stages of the process. 3. Generous relocation benefits. 4. GM does a good job 'selling' the company before you join.

Cons: 1. You are stuck in one team your whole time there. If you suggest that you want to explore other areas, you can get labeled as 'disloyal'. 2. Lack of trust, integrity, and honesty from management. 3. Decisions are made by ego, not by business need. 4. You can get laid off at any time for any reason.

Toxic culture with lack of job security

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: 1. GM typically hires the best of the best; you can take pride in that. 2. Positive recruiting experience, fully informed at all stages of the process. 3. Generous relocation benefits. 4. GM does a good job 'selling' the company before you join.

Cons: 1. You are stuck in one team your whole time there. If you suggest that you want to explore other areas, you can get labeled as 'disloyal'. 2. Lack of trust, integrity, and honesty from management. 3. Decisions are made by ego, not by business need. 4. You can get laid off at any time for any reason.

Good company to work with

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good team PTO Vacations plus holidays Work-life balance 401k benefits HSA Disability benefits Maternity and paternity leaves Good bonus so far Mgmt focusing heavy on EVs Started Udemy learning memberships

Cons: Last year, because of the reorg, they had to do the VSP and closed down the office. But after a few months, they opened an office in Mountain View. Average pay is not the highest.

4.0
Good company to work with
Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 8, 2024
Pros: Good team PTO Vacations plus holidays Work-life balance 401k benefits HSA Disability benefits Maternity and paternity leaves Good bonus so far Mgmt focusing heavy on EVs Started Udemy learning memberships
Cons: Last year, because of the reorg, they had to do the VSP and closed down the office. But after a few months, they opened an office in Mountain View. Average pay is not the highest.

Interesting Problems, Confusing Direction

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: Interesting problems to solve with helpful teammates

Cons: Stack ranking and overall company direction, along with the cyclical nature of the industry.

3.0
Interesting Problems, Confusing Direction
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
May 24, 2025
Pros: Interesting problems to solve with helpful teammates
Cons: Stack ranking and overall company direction, along with the cyclical nature of the industry.

Toxic culture with lack of job security

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Austin, Texas, United States

Pros: 1. GM typically hires the best of the best; you can take pride in that. 2. Positive recruiting experience, fully informed at all stages of the process. 3. Generous relocation benefits. 4. GM does a good job 'selling' the company before you join.

Cons: 1. You are stuck in one team your whole time there. If you suggest that you want to explore other areas, you can get labeled as 'disloyal'. 2. Lack of trust, integrity, and honesty from management. 3. Decisions are made by ego, not by business need. 4. You can get laid off at any time for any reason.

1.0
Toxic culture with lack of job security
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
June 28, 2019
Pros: 1. GM typically hires the best of the best; you can take pride in that. 2. Positive recruiting experience, fully informed at all stages of the process. 3. Generous relocation benefits. 4. GM does a good job 'selling' the company before you join.
Cons: 1. You are stuck in one team your whole time there. If you suggest that you want to explore other areas, you can get labeled as 'disloyal'. 2. Lack of trust, integrity, and honesty from management. 3. Decisions are made by ego, not by business need. 4. You can get laid off at any time for any reason.

General Motors Interview Questions

Number of Connected Components in an Undirected Graph

Determine the number of disconnected groups (connected components) within a given undirected graph. You're provided the graph's edges and need to find how many separate, reachable islands of nodes exist.

Implement Trie (Prefix Tree)

Design a data structure that efficiently stores a set of strings and allows for prefix-based searches. Implement methods to insert strings, search for complete words, and check if any word starts with a given prefix.

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

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