Posted 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, AV Launch
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Develops embedded applications and frameworks that provision, execute, instrument, and monitor GM's self-driving software stack on vehicles, hardware benches, and simulations, collaborating across teams and mentoring developers.
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Job Description
Come build the future of self-driving at GM. The Autonomous Vehicle Launch teamis responsible forconfiguring, executing, andmonitoringour autonomous driving applications. We develop onboard services that orchestrate on-vehicle activities across distributed computers. Our systems are among the first to start when a vehicle powers on and the last to shut down during power off. Our team interfaces with production vehicles, manufacturing lines, developer environments, cloud services, and more.
As an engineer in the AV Launch team,you’lldevelop embedded applications and frameworks that provision, execute, instrument, andmonitorour self-driving stack.You’llcollaborate with other teams to engineer onboard workflows and use cases. The systems you build will be deployed onto vehicles, hardware benches, and simulations. Your efforts will directly influence how other teams design and build the next generation of self-driving software at GM.
Job Responsibilities
Build on-vehicle services that provision, execute, andmonitorautonomous vehicle software in development and production workflows
Build frameworks to configure self-driving software for a wide variety of simulation environments, hardware platforms, and use cases
Develop systems and frameworks tomonitorvehicle status and exfiltrate data
Collaborate with colleagues across multiple teams and mentor other developers
Deliver complex projects through incremental development
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in STEM field or relevant work experience
5+ years of experience building and shipping production-quality software, with a focus in Linux-based environments
Strong background in modern C++ and Python development
Experience working with and building tooling for large systems
A high standard and commitment to quality by designing for testability
Bonus Points
Track recordof developing projects frominitialdesign through customer release
Experience with robotics middleware platforms and related concepts, such as inter-process communication or logging
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 $153,200- $234,100. 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.
Benefits:
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.
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
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