Principal Embedded Platform Architect

General Motors; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

Pension plan

GM Vehicle Purchase Plan

Job summary

General Motors Canada is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles.

This enterprise-level authority defines future-state architecture and coordinates across embedded software, cloud, simulation, test, release, cybersecurity, quality, and supplier ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience shaping cross-domain architecture.
• Experience with embedded/real-time software in safety-critical domains.
• Proven ability to influence leaders without formal authority.

Responsibilities

• Set multi-year technical direction and roadmaps for domains and interfaces.
• Lead architecture reviews and align teams across organizations and suppliers.
• Mentor staff and principal engineers to strengthen technical leadership.

Skills

CI/CD

Kubernetes

GitOps

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/CE/SE

Tools

Python

Linux

AUTOSAR / Yocto

Job description

General Motors Canada is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to set the technical direction for engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles.

This enterprise-level authority defines future-state architecture and coordinates across embedded software, cloud, simulation, test, release, cybersecurity, quality, and supplier ecosystems.