Senior Robotics Data Engineer – Manufacturing Cloud

General Motors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the integration with robotic devices and capture production data from GM’s manufacturing plants globally. You will own end-to-end development for plant-floor software, collaborate with manufacturing engineering, controls, OT/IT, and data teams, and mentor junior developers while applying C++, Java, ROS, and Azure-based solutions.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, performance tuning, and delivering reliable, scalable systems to

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional software development experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience developing applications for robot interactions.
• Experience with C++ and Java in production systems.

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle application development for interfacing with robots and plant-floor devices.
• Develop high-quality software using standard frameworks and patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering and data teams.

Skills

C++

Java

ROS

Azure

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Performance tuning

Robot interactions

Education

Master’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

ROS

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the integration with robotic devices and capture production data from GM’s manufacturing plants globally. You will own end-to-end development for plant-floor software, collaborate with manufacturing engineering, controls, OT/IT, and data teams, and mentor junior developers while applying C++, Java, ROS, and Azure-based solutions.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, performance tuning, and delivering reliable, scalable systems to