Principal Software Engineer – Embedded & CI/CD Architect

General Motors; Montpelier (VT); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

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

This hands-on technical leader turns ambiguous, cross-team problems into durable architecture, practical standards, and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness, release confidence, and product quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 10+ years in software engineering or architecture preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead software engineering productivity and effectiveness across teams.
• Architect enterprise‑scale CI/CD systems for embedded, simulation, and cloud workloads.
• Define branching, release, and quality‑gate standards across domains.
• Design GitOps‑based delivery for multi‑cluster Kubernetes environments.
• Establish IaC using Terraform and multi‑environment patterns.
• Integrate security and compliance into pipelines and artifact flows.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

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

This hands-on technical leader turns ambiguous, cross-team problems into durable architecture, practical standards, and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness, release confidence, and product quality.