Technical Lead, Autonomous Driving Simulation Platform

General Motors; Carson City (NV); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Technical Lead for Autonomous Driving Evaluation Infrastructure. You will shape the tech vision, build scalable data pipelines, and lead software engineering practices for AV/ADAS validation. You’ll oversee a skilled team, drive cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to an ambitious driverless program.

The role emphasizes architecture, large-scale data systems, and hands-on coding in modern languages, with remote work options within the United States.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience
• A demonstrated track record of building high quality software and a focus on the customer through operational excellence
• Broad exposure to the end-to-end product engineering stack, from frontend to infrastructure
• Experience with SOA or microservice-based architectures, large scale distributed systems, and common cloud platforms like AWS/GCP
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Self-motivation and passion to lead, mentor, encourage best practices, and constantly improve
• Familiarity with Python, Go, Node, React or other web development framework/languages
• PostgreSQL (or similar relational database) and data warehouse technologies likeBigQueryor Amazon Redshift.
• Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world

Responsibilities

• Act as technical architect, help define technical vision and strategy, and ensure the technical direction of your team aligns with broader company objectives.
• Design and implement systems capable of supporting simulating millions of miles of driving every day to predict on-road performance
• Improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Drive software engineering best practices within your team and develop tools that promote these standards company-wide.
• Develop and oversee top-tier software engineers within a dynamic, fast-paced, and inclusive setting
• Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles

Skills

Python

Go

Node.js

React

AWS/GCP

SOA/microservices

Data pipelines

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS or Robotics

Equivalent experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Redshift

Job description

General Motors seeks a Technical Lead for Autonomous Driving Evaluation Infrastructure. You will shape the tech vision, build scalable data pipelines, and lead software engineering practices for AV/ADAS validation. You’ll oversee a skilled team, drive cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to an ambitious driverless program.

The role emphasizes architecture, large-scale data systems, and hands-on coding in modern languages, with remote work options within the United States.