Description

Work Arrangement:
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Feature/Experience Engineer for Digital Experiences Software Quality and Release to own features and experiences, testing (bench/in-vehicle), automation, and highest quality software delivery ensuring our customers have magical experiences. 

As a staff software feature engineer, you will partner with engineering managers, lead other engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish the technical bar, enable the adoption of modern engineering practices, and deliver high-quality, customer-focused solutions. You will be expected to identify solutions in ambiguity, guide test plan development, perform gap analysis, build automation cases, and mentor others.

What You’ll Do

• Lead others in pioneering the features and experiences of future vehicle architectures.

• Perform deep technical analysis of incoming features and experiences.

• Lead gap definition and test case development for the feature/experience you own.

• Leverage automation to build & run efficient and effective tests.

• Establish methodology to improve software quality

• Subject Matter Expert for at least one feature/experience

• Drive consistent adoption of modern engineering practices, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and resilient.

• Detailed oriented follow-through and tracking of Jira tickets.

• Provide technical direction and architectural guidance to across all pillars.

• Serve as a trusted advisor for critical design decisions, technology adoption, and integration strategies.

• Partner with product and business stakeholders to align technical strategies with long-term business outcomes.

• Champion engineering best practices including CI/CD pipelines, observability, performance optimization, and automation.

• Ensure adherence to coding standards, design patterns, and maintainable architecture across diverse teams.

• Drive customer experience prioritization for your feature(s).

• Foster alignment and collaboration across globally distributed engineering organizations.

 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 7+ years of automotive engineering experience

• Experience in calibration and/or integration of production vehicles

• Extensive experience working on benches or in-vehicle

• Experience leveraging programming to run test cases on bench or in-vehicle

• Proven success launching features with specific attention to quality testing, debugging, and issue resolution

• Strong understanding of vehicle architecture

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functionally, not just within a team of same reporting structure

• Experience guiding multiple product areas or platforms within a large-scale, multi-pillar environment.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both engineers and executives.

• A passion for staying up to date with the latest industry trends, especially leveraging automation tools.

• Experience mentoring and coaching others on technical challenges

 

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred   Qualifications)

• Experience working on an accelerated GVDP program

• Master’s degree in computer science or a related field

• 10+ years of engineering experience

• Patent experience (application/provisional/approved)

• Experience launching infotainment features

• Experience working on both ICE & EV

• Hands-on experience debugging bench set up/in-vehicle integration and/calibration

​This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate. 

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

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}.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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.

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