Staff Software Engineer for NextGen In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems - DevOps

General Motors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 291,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Austin is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to own the delivery engine for NextGen infotainment, shaping architecture, CI/CD, and software delivery quality across teams.

You will partner with release management, quality, infrastructure, and program stakeholders, mentor engineers, and build scalable developer platforms to accelerate velocity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in software engineering at staff-level scope.
• Experience designing and operating scalable CI/CD systems and developer platforms.
• Experience with embedded Linux build systems, cross-compilation, or complex platform build pipelines.
• Strong programming/scripting skills and cloud/container experience.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and architecture for DevOps, CI/CD, and build platforms supporting NextGen infotainment across vehicle programs.
• Design and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines for embedded Linux (Yocto) builds, including orchestration, test automation, artifact management, release workflows, and caching.
• Automate release processes including branching, versioning, artifact promotion, quality gates, and compliance checks.
• Build self-service platforms, GitHub automation, and dashboards to reduce manual effort and accelerate feedback loops.
• Drive end-to-end observability and operational excellence, mentor engineers, and lead cross-functional initiatives.

Skills

CI/CD systems

Embedded Linux

Scripting languages

Cloud & Kubernetes

Observability

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Yocto

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin, TX, Mountain View, CA, Warren, MI or Seattle, WA three times per week, at minimum.

About The Role

Own the technology that powers next-generation infotainment. At General Motors, you'll build the delivery engine that moves software from engineers' hands into vehicles driven by millions of people every day. We're tackling software-defined vehicles at a scale few companies can match and we need a Staff Software Engineer ready to accelerate that mission. You'll make software delivery faster, smarter, and more reliable, shaping how GM delivers the future of driving. This role combines deep technical execution with cross-functional leadership. You will drive the architecture, implementation, and operational excellence of the build, test, release, and developer productivity ecosystem that enables reliable software delivery at scale. In line with GM's staff-level engineering expectations, this role requires end-to-end ownership, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to influence technical direction across teams without direct authority. You will partner closely with engineering, release management, quality, infrastructure, and program stakeholders to modernize CI/CD, improve developer velocity, strengthen observability, and raise the quality and reliability bar for NextGen infotainment software delivery.

What You'll Do

• Define technical strategy and architecture for DevOps, CI/CD, and build platforms supporting NextGen infotainment across multiple vehicle programs
• Design and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines for embedded Linux (Yocto) builds, including orchestration, test automation, artifact management, release workflows, distributed builds (BuildBarn/RBE), and caching
• Automate release processes including branching, versioning, artifact promotion, quality gates, and compliance checks
• Build self-service platforms, GitHub automation, and dashboards that cut manual effort and accelerate developer feedback loops
• Drive end-to-end observability and operational excellence, and lead cross-functional initiatives from concept to production while mentoring engineers and raising the bar through design reviews, process improvement, and hiring

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years in software engineering, DevOps, build engineering, platform engineering, or release engineering at staff-level scope, including leading large multi-team technical initiatives from design through production
• Strong experience designing and operating scalable CI/CD systems and developer platforms (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Experience with embedded Linux build systems, cross-compilation environments, or complex platform build pipelines, plus strong programming/scripting skills (Python, Bash, Groovy, or similar) and cloud/container experience (Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one major cloud)
• Hands-on observability practice (metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, alerting) with the ability to mentor, influence architecture, and execute in a matrixed organization

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in automotive, embedded systems, infotainment, Android Automotive, Linux IVI, QNX, or related domains
• Experience with Yocto / OpenEmbedded and ARM-based embedded platforms
• Experience with distributed build systems, remote build execution, large-scale build caching, and building internal developer platforms or engineering productivity solutions
• Familiarity with artifact repositories, static analysis, code quality, and security scanning tools (e.g., Artifactory, SonarQube), plus observability/delivery tooling such as Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana in large multi-repo / multi-team release programs
• Experience applying AI/ML to DevOps workflows (predictive build failures, intelligent test selection, anomaly detection) or familiarity with AI-assisted engineering tooling

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 the California Bay Area.

• The salary range for this role is between $189,300 and $290,700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Company Vehicle

Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. The selected candidate will be required to travel on a regular basis (25-50%) for this role. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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