Staff Software Engineer, Validation & Acceleration (AV)

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Validation Foundations and Acceleration team within the Autonomous Vehicle organization. You will lead development of complex behavior validation products, such as the Behavior Validation Scorecard, and ensure tools meet engineering, safety, and product needs.

You will build strong partnerships with Embodied AI, safety, and product management, leverage data-driven methods, and contribute hands-on coding in Python to connect data

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 6+ years of experience in systems engineering, software product development, or technical program management.
• Strong ability to bridge technical and product domains, translating stakeholder needs into actionable solutions.
• Proficiency in Python for prototyping and data analysis.
• Experience with developing internal customer facing front end dashboards
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with partner teams (EAI, safety, product) to align priorities and requirements.
• Use Pareto analysis and other prioritization techniques to identify and implement improvements for validation dashboards products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define roadmaps and success metrics for behavior validation tools.
• Lead and implement technical improvements using Python and related technologies to accelerate feature development.
• Ensure that validation products are scalable, reliable, and aligned with AV launch and release decision processes.

Skills

Python

Dashboard development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Front-end dashboards

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Validation Foundations and Acceleration team within the Autonomous Vehicle organization. You will lead development of complex behavior validation products, such as the Behavior Validation Scorecard, and ensure tools meet engineering, safety, and product needs.

You will build strong partnerships with Embodied AI, safety, and product management, leverage data-driven methods, and contribute hands-on coding in Python to connect data