Lead a team to enhance test quality and efficiency in simulation, develop scalable infrastructure, and mentor engineers in software practices.
Description
The Role
We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineer to elevate the quality, trust, and operational efficiency of simulated tests and protocols, with a specific focus on driving test quality metrics within the Simulation organization at large.
This role will lead a growing team's efforts to build out efficient infrastructure and processes to scale simulation test creation and maintenance, build confidence in test products, and drive cross-functional alignment on standards and tooling development. You will own timelines for critical deliverables and be at the nexus for accelerating autonomy development towards the next generation of Super Cruise.
What You'll Do
What we do NOT do:
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
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.
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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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.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
The Role
We are looking for a Manager, Software Engineer to elevate the quality, trust, and operational efficiency of simulated tests and protocols, with a specific focus on driving test quality metrics within the Simulation organization at large.
This role will lead a growing team's efforts to build out efficient infrastructure and processes to scale simulation test creation and maintenance, build confidence in test products, and drive cross-functional alignment on standards and tooling development. You will own timelines for critical deliverables and be at the nexus for accelerating autonomy development towards the next generation of Super Cruise.
What You'll Do
- Build highly scalable infrastructure and automations to empower large-volume test creation, full-lifecycle health monitoring, and process improvements.
- Effectuate scalable quality assessments and automations empowering better consistency, and process codifications to increase confidence in offshore vendor team and automated output
- Influence technical roadmaps and strategic priorities while partnering cross-functionally to identify and resolve efficiency pain points from team members and customers.
- Write software in a relatively new vertical unconstrained by legacy bloat.
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., code assistants, automated test generation, analytics) to boost productivity, code quality, and innovation in simulation testing.
- Uphold high code quality and architecture standards through code reviews and technical leadership, including providing mentorship to other engineers on simulation testing and software best practices.
- Mentor and uplevel reports and colleagues to uplevel their software engineering skills (primarily Python). Implement best practices for design, testing, and reviews. Provide and inspire in-depth design and code reviews.
- Leading performance management, review cycles, and hiring processes for the team.
What we do NOT do:
- Build simulation frameworks
- Develop validation / safety requirements
- Manual simulation test creation
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience developing scalable software solutions using Python in a production environment.
- Proven experience in building backend infrastructure supporting internal tooling and dashboards.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience supporting autonomy, ADAS, robotic, or complex simulation systems
- Experience using or integrating AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) for code generation.
- Demonstrated ability to drive technical design and execution across multiple teams and organizations in a remote or distributed environment, maintaining a high bar for system design clarity and comprehensive technical documentation
- Familiarity with SQL, BigQuery, time-series data analysis, performance monitoring tools, and dashboarding systems (e.g., Looker, Streamlit).
- Knowledge of data orchestration tools (Airflow, DBT), and event-driven system design.
- Familiarity with machine learning data operations, test quality frameworks, or simulation validation workflows
- Comfort asking hard questions, challenging assumptions, and advocating for quality and rigor.
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 $160,200 and $263,700. 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.
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.
Total Rewards | 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.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
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