Software Engineering Manager, AV Frameworks

Description

We're AV Platform Core at General Motors and hiring a manager for AV frameworks team. This team builds the foundational frameworks that power robotics and autonomous capabilities across distributed compute - with a focus on inter-process communication (IPC), middleware, and developer experience that make complex systems reliable, observable, and fast.

What you'll do:

• Direct oversight of engineers building highly performant software running on our Autonomous Vehicles and supporting infrastructure
• Work with technical lead(s) to set the technical direction for the team, and anticipate strategic and scaling-related challenges
• Work with Engineering Director(s) and Technical Program Managers to create and execute on a roadmap for your team
• Drive software engineering best practices
• Conduct performance reviews, identify top performers, and support their growth into Technical Leadership or Engineering Management roles
• Foster a healthy, collaborative culture and high-output team
• Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles
• Invest heavily in recruiting by working closely with recruiters, screening candidates, and identifying opportunities for external engagement to improve the GM engineering brand

• 3+ years experience managing teams who have shipped and support scalable production systems
• 5+ years experience in software engineering roles
• Experienced in delivering high-performance IPC and middleware primitives (publish/subscribe, shared memory, serialization, discovery, QoS)
• Experienced in delivering platform-ready components with observability (metrics, logs, traces), robust fault handling, and reproducible performance characteristics
• Self-motivated to lead your teams, encourage best practices, and constantly improve
• Effective interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent real world experience

• 3+ years experience managing teams who have shipped and support scalable production systems
• 5+ years experience in software engineering roles
• Experienced in delivering high-performance IPC and middleware primitives (publish/subscribe, shared memory, serialization, discovery, QoS)
• Experienced in delivering platform-ready components with observability (metrics, logs, traces), robust fault handling, and reproducible performance characteristics

• Compensation:
  
  
  • The expected base compensation for this role is: $189,300-$290,700. Actual base compensation within the identified 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:
  
  
  • 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.