Senior Software Engineer
Description
Make a Difference for Our Customers
At General Motors, you will find technical experts in software engineering who dream big and focus to uncover the next ground-breaking idea that will make a difference for our customers and their digital experiences. From designing and engineering state-of-the-art plants, developing new electric vehicles and self-driving technologies, and crafting the next generation vehicle applications - we are determined to change the future of mobility.
The Vehicle Applications & Services group at General Motors is at the heart of delivering GM's in-vehicle user interface and software applications. With years of experience maximizing the power and flexibility of Android, we are continually redefining the customer experiences of General Motors connected vehicles for all our brands - Cadillac, Chevy, GMC, Buick.
Join a hardworking and engaged software development team who have adapted to new distributed hybrid working conditions, while delivering exciting new software applications for electric vehicles like the Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ. Our ambitious and inclusive culture means you will be joining a strong, diverse team that promotes fresh innovative thinking and gives you the opportunity to impact the course of our global vision - Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestion. Our people are the driving force behind making this a reality. Innovation lives here and so should you!
The Opportunity
General Motors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to develop software and contribute to technical solutions within their team in Vehicle Applications and Services. The role will work hand in hand with various GM software development teams and GM global teams on product development and launch.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate, inspire, and contribute to a small highly engaged team to develop, deliver and maintain the next generation infotainment platform, applications, products and tools on time, on budget with quality. You will provide software solutions and be part of a motivated team to fulfill department and company goals in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment. And you will also collaborate within and across groups and facilitate continuous improvement of engineering processes and operational efficiency for high quality products with ultimate customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on technical expertise on a variety of features and capabilities on the Vehicle Applications and Services
- Participate in Requirements and Design Development meetings to ensure technical optimized system design and executable solutions
- Represent your software components as Subject Matter Expert
- Guide the design of the software components in your domain
- Own the performance/KPI for your software components
- Identify and deliver PoCs to drive forward the innovation within and across software components
- Ensure adherence to the Infotainment Software TDD, CI/CD direction
- Work with user experience and user interface design teams to building high quality features that make users love our products, leveraging your knowledge in Application Development using Android's Material Design, Vehicle Data properties and communication protocols such as CAN
- Champion writing code that is reliable, maintainable, and reusable because you have a thorough understanding of OOD principals
- Mentor junior developers in software engineering and Android best practices by conducing code reviews, participating in technical review discussions, tutorials and hosting prototype sessions
- Stay current with the latest Android platform capabilities and make relevant recommendations that improves our product and codebase
- Collaborate and direct third-party software designs and development work to align with overall project objectives and timing
- Participate in the hiring, coaching, development, and retention of competent and engaged team members to achieve personal, professional and corporate objectives.
- Foster and maintain a positive and collaborative work environment to motivate and empower team members while driving for efficiency and innovative solutions
- Identify and remove obstacles and ensure team knows the proper process, has the proper knowledge, training, and resources to accomplish assigned tasks
- Be a valuable member of an energetic team that encourages sharing, caring and collaboration!
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Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of experience developing and providing technical solutions for complex, real time, embedded software in an object-oriented environment (preferably native Android Apps & Services or Automotive)
- 8+ year of software development experience
- Thorough understanding of OOP concepts, Android application architecture (e.g. Clean Code, MVP, MVVM), software design patterns and TDD
- Experience in developing connected solutions or software components that communicate to back-office systems
- Significant experience in all aspects of the software development life cycle/continuous integration, process, tools and good command of Agile Methodologies and Rituals
- Hands on development experience with C++, Java, Kotlin, Android, embedded Linux/QNX.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering
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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}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel < 25% for this role.
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.
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Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Woman founded/led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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