Software Engineer, Virtual Test Platforms (Hybrid)

General Motors Ventures; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors Ventures is seeking a Software Engineer for its Virtual Test Platforms team. You will define, implement, deploy and support virtualization tech to accelerate vehicle development, improving quality, reliability, and diagnosability across embedded systems from controllers to infotainment.

You’ll grow into a subject‑matter expert in virtualized testing of distributed embedded systems, sharing knowledge and advancing best practices within GM’s engineering community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one native programming language including C, C++, Rust, and willingness to learn others.
• Experience automating testing of low level, embedded or mobile products at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver smoothly and quickly as part of a team in an area with high ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Configure and customize virtual test environments including KVM, QEMU, and Android Emulators, and make these environments widely available using cloud services.
• Help product teams integrate the virtual test environments into their developer inner‑loop and CI/CD processes.
• Author virtual devices to enhance virtual test coverage and fidelity including VirtIO Drivers.
• Implement other custom test tools and simulators to enable higher test throughput and achieve quality faster.
• Enhance collection, parsing, and reporting, of test results via reports and dashboards.
• Write production‑quality code, prototypes, and reference implementations that unblock teams and demonstrate best practices.
• Create and maintain reusable guidance, examples, and documentation that scale knowledge across GM’s engineering community.

Skills

C/C++

Rust

Embedded systems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Masters preferred

Tools

QEMU

Android Emulators

VirtIO drivers

Job description

General Motors Ventures is seeking a Software Engineer for its Virtual Test Platforms team. You will define, implement, deploy and support virtualization tech to accelerate vehicle development, improving quality, reliability, and diagnosability across embedded systems from controllers to infotainment.

You’ll grow into a subject‑matter expert in virtualized testing of distributed embedded systems, sharing knowledge and advancing best practices within GM’s engineering community.