Senior Software Developer

GM of Canada Company; Oshawa; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Healthcare & dental & vision

Life insurance

Pension plan

GM Vehicle Purchase Plan

Job summary

General Motors of Canada is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Vehicle and Trailers camera viewing team in ITC. You will develop and integrate customer‑centric viewing features that aid drivers while connecting to trailers, build prototypes, test on vehicles and deliver into production.

Experience with trailer driving is an asset. This hybrid role requires reporting to Oshawa Elevation Center at least three times weekly and collaborating across ITC and TPMs, program managers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software/engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years in automotive product development.
• Experience developing or leading camera-based features.
• Experience from requirements analysis to backend integration.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience with Scrum/Agile and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Develop and release embedded features for Vehicle Interface Processor and related modules.
• Design and develop embedded software in an Agile environment.
• Analyze defects and drive to closure.
• Coordinate with architecture, requirements, design, code and test case reviews.
• Review change requests and plan implementation with team capacity.

Skills

Embedded software development

Automotive experience

Agile / Scrum

GitHub

Systems design

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Embedded development tools

Version control (GitHub)

Job description

Job Description Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.

AI Disclosure: As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role.

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Oshawa Elevation Center three times per week, at minimum.

About the Role: The Vehicle and Trailers camera viewing team in CTC team is a dynamic and fast paced team that initiate new concepts and features based on our camera inputs, build prototypes, test them on vehicles and deliver them into production. The group is part of the camera viewing organization, mostly located in ITC. The Senior Software Developer will work with a highly motivated team to develop and integrate customer centric viewing features that aid drivers while connecting to and driving with trailers. Experience with driving with trailers is an asset.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities):

• Work with a large group of technical employees responsible for engineering deliverables in support of the organization’s business objectives.
• Initiate, prototype and test new features and technologies.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams in ITC and with other functions (e.g. TPMs, program managers, performance team, MLops)
• Manage technical teams with project responsibilities including:
  • Develop and release embedded features for Vehicle Interface Processor, VCU and others.
  • Design and develop embedded software in an Agile environment
  • Perform analysis, resolution, and tracking of defects to closure.
• Coordinate and participate in architecture, requirements, design, code, and test case reviews
• Review software change requests, plan the implementation based on the teams’ skills and bandwidth, and perform code reviews.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or a related technical degree
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development in automotive or a related industry.
• Experience developing or leading development of complex camera based features.
• Significant experience in all aspects of the development process, from up front requirement analysis, systems design experience to backend integration
• Outstanding collaboration and communications skills
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Experience with Scrum/Agile software development process and SCM tools like GitHub.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master’s degree in software engineering, computer science, computer engineering or electrical engineering
• Prior experience with vehicle infotainment systems
• Prior practical experience with vehicle trailering systems
• Prior experience leading embedded software engineering development teams
• Experience with automotive electronic devices

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $164,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Benefits:

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you and your family.

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