Principal Bazel Architect for Automotive Build Systems

General Motors; Helena (MT); Hybrid; USD 201,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors seeks a software engineering leader to modernize and scale build systems for software-defined vehicles. You will drive a phased Bazel migration, modernizing legacy Make workflows, and integrate with enterprise CI/CD, testing, and deployment processes.

The role emphasizes leadership, real-time architecture, and safety-critical software delivery. You will mentor teams, design reusable Bazel rules, and ensure reproducible builds while coordinating across repositories, toolchains, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of software development experience.
• Deep understanding of real-time software architecture.
• Experience shipping safety-critical products.
• Strong, analytical problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from Make to Bazel across embedded build and test systems.
• Design reusable Bazel rules, toolchains, and platforms for reproducible builds.
• Integrate Bazel with enterprise CI/CD, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Define phased migration strategy and rollout model.
• Mentor teams and drive productive software engineering practices.

Skills

Software architecture (real-time)

Leadership & mentoring

Python proficiency

Engineering tooling languages

Bazel migration

AI-assisted productivity

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or equivalent

Tools

Bazel

Job description

General Motors seeks a software engineering leader to modernize and scale build systems for software-defined vehicles. You will drive a phased Bazel migration, modernizing legacy Make workflows, and integrate with enterprise CI/CD, testing, and deployment processes.

The role emphasizes leadership, real-time architecture, and safety-critical software delivery. You will mentor teams, design reusable Bazel rules, and ensure reproducible builds while coordinating across repositories, toolchains, and