Staff AI/ML Engineer, Developer Productivity

General Motors; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Retirement savings plan

Tuition assistance programs

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Mountain View, California is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to enhance developer productivity tools and services. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in cloud systems and proficiency in programming languages like Go and Python. Responsibilities include balancing technical development with business priorities while mentoring team members. GM offers generous health benefits, retirement plans, and a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and safety.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, building and operating production systems at scale in the cloud.
• Experience writing in Go, Python, or other languages at production scale.
• Ability to lead and influence others, managing competing priorities effectively.

Responsibilities

• Enhance tools and services for engineers to ensure a seamless development experience.
• Balance technical development with business needs while mentoring other engineers.
• Research, document, communicate, and defend proposals effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud Systems Design

Go Programming

Python Programming

Docker

Kubernetes

Open-Source Contribution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP

Job description

The AI Cloud and Developer Productivity organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the tools and services engineers here at GM use every day to do their best work and drive our cars forward. Tools and services we work on enhancing the entire development process of engineers at GM — how/where code is checked out, modified, compiled, tested, merged, and eventually deployed. Our goal is to ensure our AV engineers and others here have world class tools and a seamless development experience so that they can focus on the problems that matter most in their domain.**The Role** We are looking for a Staff Engineer with an extensive engineering background, experience using a variety of developer tools and technologies, and who is passionate about developer productivity. As a leader on this team, we are looking for someone who cares deeply about the technical development of other engineers on the team and can effectively balance the needs and priorities of the business, our users, and the growth of our engineers.**What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)****Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have)** 5+ years of experience designing, building and operating production systems at scale in the cloudBachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experienceExperience designing highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable services Experience writing in Go, Python, or other languages at production scale Ability to lead and influence others, both internal and external to the team Ability to research, document, communicate, and defend proposals, and provide and take critical feedback Ability to effectively make trade-offs and communicate the reasoning Ability to manage competing priorities, focus on shipping, and work effectively under pressure **Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)** Demonstrated application of LLMs, skills, and MCPs to coding & review workflowsExperience working with GCP Experience working with Docker and Kubernetes Experience owning or contributing to Open-Source projects **Compensation:** The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington. * **Bonus Potential:** An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.* **Benefits:** GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, **email**us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. Join us to help lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all by becoming a member of GM’s . As a part of our Talent Community, you will receive updates about GM, open roles, career insights and more.Please note that filling out the form below will not add you to our Talent Community automatically; you will need to use the link above. If you are seeking to apply to a specific role, we encourage you to click “Apply Now” on the job posting of interest.