General Motors is hiring a Senior Embedded Software Engineer

At General Motors, our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join the Data Engineering organization in Canada. In this role, you will develop a unified Vehicle Observability Data Architecture by designing and integrating embedded data pipelines across diverse in‑vehicle platforms.

What You'll Do

• Own and develop software solutions as part of a larger team; leading and participating in feature development, maintenance, and bug fixes.
• Lead and participate in code and test case reviews.
• Conduct software verification through unit and integration testing.
• Provide clear and complete documentation per the software development process.
• Collaborate with team members through Scrum/Agile methodologies.
• Take ownership of projects, make autonomous design decisions, and mentor junior members.
• Define and implement observability software across Android, Linux, and QNX.
• Support vehicle‑local data access mechanisms (e.g., USB‑based retrieval) when connectivity is limited.
• Build and extend libraries to handle configuration retrieval, validation, arbitration, and persistence/fallback.
• Define API contracts for library integrations.
• Specify behaviors to ensure dependable delivery under varying connectivity and resource conditions.
• Implement runtime controls to enable or disable observability data.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and data‑protection requirements for data access.
• Produce clear design documents, configuration guides, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate closely with embedded platform teams, data engineering, product, and validation to deliver end‑to‑end data flows.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in embedded software development or systems engineering across Android, Linux, and/or QNX.
• Strong coding proficiency in C/C++ and Android Java with experience in platform‑level integrations.
• Experience designing metrics and telemetry for operational visibility and remote control at fleet scale.
• Clear, concise technical communication skills and strong cross‑team collaboration abilities.

Nice to Have

• Experience integrating with control plane services (configuration, arbitration, persistence) and data plane pipelines.
• Experience developing software observability components.
• Experience designing driver or HMI‑initiated data capture flows.
• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity controls and data‑protection processes.
• Exposure to OpenTelemetry, protobuf/gRPC, or similar observability technologies.
• Contributions to or strong affinity for open‑source observability/logging ecosystems.
• Automotive domain familiarity: ECU architectures, SoC platforms, diagnostics, failure analysis.

Technical Stack

• C/C++
• Android Java
• Android Automotive
• Linux
• QNX
• OpenTelemetry
• protobuf/gRPC

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary range: $115,000 to $164,600.
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance plans for you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

Work Mode

This position offers a hybrid work model.

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