Staff Embedded Platform Architect

General Motors

Milford Charter Township (MI)

On-site

USD 171,000 - 289,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale the engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles. This hands-on leader turns ambiguous problems into durable architecture and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness and product quality.

The role spans specialization areas like virtualization/CI, test-system modernization, and build-system modernization, with ownership of roadmaps and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
  • Typically, 15+ years of experience developing, integrating, deploying, or validating software systems.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and prioritization skills.
  • Experience with Linux, Git, containers, CI/CD, cloud platforms, or data and API platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Define target-state architecture and roadmaps for the assigned capability.
  • Lead architecture reviews and cross-functional alignment.
  • Identify bottlenecks and improve system reliability and developer productivity.
  • Deliver production-quality software, automation, and platform components.
  • Coach senior engineers and grow technical leadership across teams.

Skills

Architecture
Leadership
Embedded software
Software engineering
Cloud
CI/CD
Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub Enterprise
Python

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale the engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles. This hands-on leader turns ambiguous problems into durable architecture and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness and product quality.

The role spans specialization areas like virtualization/CI, test-system modernization, and build-system modernization, with ownership of roadmaps and

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