Staff Software Engineer

Job Description

About the role: 

GM’s simulation team is looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer to be a key technical leader in our mission to deliver autonomous driving technologies safely. This is a high-impact role where your work directly enables the validation of our most complex AI-driven systems. 

Responsibilities 

• Technical Vision: Define the architectural roadmap for our Simulation Scenario Definition platform and/or its programmatic Python SDK. 

• Scalable Tooling: Lead the design and implementation of our next-generation graphical editing tools used by hundreds of engineers to precisely define complex traffic, environment, and sensor scenarios. 

• Performance & Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of our Python infrastructure, focusing on core algorithms for scenario serialization, validation, and integration with our large-scale cloud compute cluster. 

• Mentorship: Act as a hands-on mentor, setting the engineering excellence standard for API design, code quality, and testing practices across the team. 

Requires Qualifications 

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant portion focused on large-scale platforms, tooling, or SDK development. 

• Proven ability to lead technical architecture and drive complex, multi-quarter projects from concept to production. 

• Strong experience with front-end engineering for sophisticated graphical applications (e.g., using modern frameworks like React, Vue, or a lower-level library like WebGL/Three.js). 

• Expert-level proficiency in Python, including deep knowledge of best practices, performance optimization, and building robust APIs/SDKs for external consumers. 

• Solid foundation in 3D graphics, computational geometry, and/or real-time simulation concepts. 

• A track record of mentoring and coaching mid-level and senior engineers, raising the technical bar, and driving code quality standards within a team. 

Desired Skills (Bonus Points) 

• Experience with C++ for performance-critical components or integration with simulation engines. 

• Direct experience developing or extending a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) or high-level scripting language. 

• Background in game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or other professional simulation software. 

• Experience in data visualization techniques for large, complex datasets. 

• Familiarity with the architecture of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology (e.g., perception, planning, controls) or other complex robotics/safety-critical systems. 
   

“Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies."

 

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