Staff DevOps Architect for Infotainment Platforms

General Motors

Austin (TX)

Hybrid

USD 189,000 - 291,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead DevOps and platform engineering for infotainment systems (VCU/CCU). You will define strategy for CI/CD, architecture for build platforms, and drive modernization of the developer productivity ecosystem.

This role requires end-to-end ownership and cross-functional influence across teams. You will mentor engineers, optimize builds with distributed systems, and push for observability and reliability in production-critical software.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, build engineering, platform engineering, or release engineering roles aligned with staff-level scope at GM.
Proven experience leading large technical initiatives across multiple teams from design through production rollout.
Strong experience designing and operating scalable CI/CD systems and developer platforms.
Deep knowledge of build and automation tooling such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar.
Experience with embedded Linux build systems, cross-compilation environments, or complex platform build pipelines.
Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar.
Experience with cloud and container technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud platform.
Hands-on experience with observability tooling for metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerting; GM staff roles explicitly emphasize observability and operational excellence for production-critical systems.
Strong architectural thinking across APIs, workflows, integrations, automation, and system reliability.
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence architecture, and drive execution in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

Define technical strategy and architecture for DevOps, CI/CD, and build platforms supporting VCU/CCU infotainment systems across multiple vehicle programs
Design and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines for embedded Linux (Yocto) builds, including build orchestration, test automation, artifact management, and release workflows
Improve build performance and reliability through distributed build systems (BuildBarn/RBE), caching strategies, and infrastructure optimization
Automate release processes including branching strategy, versioning, artifact promotion, quality gates, and compliance checks
Build self-service platforms, tooling, and dashboards that reduce manual effort and accelerate delivery for engineering teams
Improve developer workflows through GitHub automation, PR validation, smoke testing, and streamlined feedback loops
Establish end-to-end observability and operational excellence using metrics, logs, dashboards, alerting, incident response, and root cause analysis
Leverage AI/ML techniques for predictive build failures, intelligent test selection, resource optimization, anomaly detection, and proactive incident prevention
Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to production, including architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and communicating trade-offs to stakeholders
Mentor engineers across DVE on CI/CD best practices, build engineering, and infrastructure patterns
Drive continuous improvement through code reviews, design guidance, process optimization, and participation in hiring and team development