Software Engineer, AV HIL Platform and Services

General Motors

Sunnyvale, California, United States of America$123,000 - $190,000Full-timePosted 2mo ago

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Job Description

About

The HIL Platform and Services team in the GM Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Organization is responsible to develop and scale high-fidelity and reliable Hardware-in-Loop validation platforms to test AV software prior to deployment, to ensure enterprise usability, end-user functionality, and provide high quality, use case driven signals, such as AV Performance Validation and AV System Reliability 

Role

As a Software Engineer on the HIL Platform and Services Team, you get to be at the intersection of AV software and AI models, and the hardware systems that are responsible for vehicle autonomy! You will have an opportunity to work on what it takes to run, deploy, and test on the next generation of GM AVs. 

This is a highly collaborative team with close collaboration with various teams within the core AV organization including Embodied AI, Model Deployment, Middleware, OS, Sensor Applications, and Vehicle Integration. This role blends expertise in Software development, software optimization, managing and deploying HIL Services as a PaaS, and hardware-aware engineering. 

What you’ll be doing (Responsibilities) 

  • Develop software to increase the capabilities, fidelity, observability and scale of our HIL Platform and Integration services 

  • Deliver reliable software through requirements generation, continuous integration, automated testing, issue tracking, and code reviews  

  • Collaborate with colleagues across multiple teams   

  • Deliver complex projects through incremental development 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 

  • 2+ years of experience writing production-quality software 

  • Strong system fundamentals and coding abilities (Python, C++) 

  • Understanding of how to design high-performant software components 

  • Excellent interpersonal skills 

  • Experience developing in a Linux environment 

  • BS, MS or PhD in CS, or related technical field 

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)   

  • Experience with optimizing and/or evaluating complex software systems on dedicated hardware 

  • Experience with ROS architectures 

  • Experience with low latency or real time systems 

  • Experience in the AV industry 

  • Experience with SQL 

  • Large build system such as bazel working experience 

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Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.  

·  The salary range for this role: is $123,000 to $190,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. 

·  Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. 

·  Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.





This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.



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 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 to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

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 providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. 

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.

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