General Motors (GM) Software Engineer interview experience

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Warren, MIPosted Aug 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through three rounds that all felt fairly conventional for the role, but the timeline dragged out close to two months.

The process started with HR, then I met with the hiring manager for about 45 minutes. After that, I had system design for 45 minutes and a separate coding round that lasted about an hour.

The interviews leaned on standard themes: discussing my background and experiences with enough technical context to understand how I’d work day to day, then doing a system-design discussion, and finally a longer coding session. I didn’t feel like anything was wildly out of place—just that it took a long time for each stage to complete and move forward.

I ultimately wasn’t offered the role. Looking back, my

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