Senior AV Data & Analysis Tools Engineer (Remote)

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 145,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a senior software engineer to build and lead data-tools for autonomous-vehicle development. You will own major parts of the data lifecycle—from collecting and cataloging AV data to advanced search and analysis—collaborating with perception and software teams to accelerate debugging and validation.

You’ll drive fast, reliable production tools, write design docs, mentor others, and ensure performance and observability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years building data-intensive web apps with TS/JS and React.
• Experience with SQL and vector databases and performance tuning.
• API design and services in Node.js or Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical users.
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-leverage gaps in how engineers search, analyze, and debug AV data.
• Collaborate with users to design and ship tools with broad adoption.
• Record and catalog AV data with context for trusted searches.
• Build high-performance tools for synchronized replay of camera video, lidar, and maps.
• Lead multi-project workstreams and guide design reviews.
• Mentor engineers and improve CI, observability, and developer experience.

Skills

Software engineering

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

SQL databases

Vector databases

API design

Node.js

Python

Performance profiling

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Vespa

Milvus

pgvector

OpenSearch

Node.js

Python

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking a senior software engineer to build and lead data-tools for autonomous-vehicle development. You will own major parts of the data lifecycle—from collecting and cataloging AV data to advanced search and analysis—collaborating with perception and software teams to accelerate debugging and validation.

You’ll drive fast, reliable production tools, write design docs, mentor others, and ensure performance and observability.