Remote Staff Engineer - Embedded Software Platform Leader

General Motors; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GM vehicle discounts

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale the embedded software platforms that power software‑defined vehicles. This hands‑on technical leader will drive architecture, standards, and cross‑team collaboration across embedded, simulation, cloud, and test environments.

You will own the platform’s technical roadmap, guide multi‑team efforts from problem definition through delivery, and coach engineers to improve reliability, release confidence, and developer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years of experience developing, integrating, deploying, or validating software systems.
• Deep understanding of embedded and real‑time software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define target‑state architecture and roadmaps for the assigned capability.
• Lead architecture reviews and cross‑functional design decisions.
• Deliver production‑quality software, automation, and platform components.

Skills

Embedded real-time software

Python

C/C++

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE/Software/Systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

CI/CD tooling

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale the embedded software platforms that power software‑defined vehicles. This hands‑on technical leader will drive architecture, standards, and cross‑team collaboration across embedded, simulation, cloud, and test environments.

You will own the platform’s technical roadmap, guide multi‑team efforts from problem definition through delivery, and coach engineers to improve reliability, release confidence, and developer