General Motors

Senior Feature Engineer

General Motors • $120K — $145K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years in feature engineering, data engineering, or ML engineering roles
  • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, including Spark clusters and Delta Lake
  • Proficiency in Python for developing data pipelines
  • Strong SQL skills for data transformation and optimization
  • Solid knowledge of Apache Spark for distributed processing
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data or ML
  • Demonstrated experience in data quality management and validation frameworks
  • Understanding of ML workflows and their impact on model performance

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable feature engineering pipelines for ML/AI
  • Build and manage feature transformation logic using Python, SQL, and Apache Spark
  • Develop and operate feature pipelines within Databricks
  • Collaborate with data scientists to turn modeling needs into reusable features
  • Establish and manage a feature store for reuse and versioning
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
  • Define data quality checks across feature pipelines
  • Document feature definitions and pipeline architecture
  • Monitor production pipelines and resolve data quality issues

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with collaborative hub attendance
  • Opportunity to work on advanced analytics and machine learning solutions
  • Engage with cross-functional teams and diverse project landscapes
  • Exposure to vehicle telematics and cutting-edge data technologies
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role:

General Motors is seeking a highly motivated and qualified candidate for the position ofSenior Feature Engineer on our Data & Feature Engineering team. This team builds the shared feature store, governance model, and platform tooling that power advanced analytics and machine learning solutions aimed at improving product reliability and performance.

As a Senior Feature Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and operation of our governed feature platform, the shared infrastructure, standards, and tooling that domain teams use to define, certify, and serve reusable features for product analytics. This role sits at the intersection of data engineering and applied ML translating raw, high-volume data into reliable, reusable, production-grade features that data scientists and ML engineers can trust.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable feature engineering pipelines for ML/AI model development and production inference
  • Build and manage feature transformation logic using Python, SQL, and Apache Spark across large, distributed datasets
  • Develop and operate feature pipelines within Databricks (notebooks, jobs, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog)
  • Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to translate modeling requirements into well-defined, reusable features
  • Establish and maintain a feature store (or equivalent) to enable feature reuse, versioning, and consistency between training and inference (train/serve parity)
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines for feature and data pipeline code - automated testing, deployment, and rollback for pipeline changes
  • Define and enforce data quality checks (completeness, freshness, schema validation, drift detection, anomaly detection) across feature pipelines
  • Optimize Spark/Databricks jobs for performance, cost, and reliability at scale
  • Document feature definitions, lineage, and pipeline architecture for reproducibility and audit purposes
  • Partner with data engineering and platform teams to ensure features integrate cleanly with upstream data sources and downstream ML platforms
  • Monitor production feature pipelines and proactively resolve data quality or pipeline failures


Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience in feature engineering, data engineering, or ML engineering roles supporting AI/ML model development
  • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark clusters, notebooks, Delta Lake, workflows/jobs)
  • Proficiency in Python for data pipeline and feature transformation development (pandas, PySpark, modular pipeline design)
  • Strong SQL skills for complex data transformation, aggregation, and optimization
  • Solid working knowledge of Apache Spark (PySpark or Spark SQL) for distributed data processing at scale
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data/ML pipeline code
  • Demonstrated experience implementing data quality management practices validation frameworks, monitoring, and alerting
  • Understanding of ML workflows and how feature quality impacts model performance
  • Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative software development practices
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with data science, ML engineering, and platform teams


What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering.
  • Experience with vehicle telematics, battery health data, or embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with machine learning workflows and model deployment.
  • Experience with real-time data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Delta LIVE Tables).
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 based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}.This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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