General Motors

Senior System Performance Engineer

General Motors • $128K — $261K *
Mountain View, CA 94040In-Person
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 3+ years of relevant industry experience in performance engineering.
  • Hands-on programming experience in C++ and Python.
  • Strong knowledge of computer architecture and system-level software.
  • Experience with performance profiling, tuning, and optimization capabilities.
  • Familiarity with heterogeneous computing environments, including GPUs and DSPs.
  • Strong communication skills to influence technical decisions.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with performance leads to align on performance requirements and improvement opportunities.
  • Lead performance initiatives with cross-team collaboration in a dynamic environment.
  • Contribute to the roadmap for performance tooling and methodologies for scalable AV software development.
  • Evaluate and prototype tools and techniques to enhance runtime performance.
  • Design and maintain automated systems for performance analysis and monitoring.
  • Help apply best practices in performance engineering at the team level.
  • Analyze software performance to identify bottlenecks and propose optimizations.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer contribution options.
  • Paid vacation and holidays for work-life balance.
  • Tuition assistance to further education and personal growth.
  • Employee assistance program for personal support services.
  • Employee discounts on GM vehicles.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Role

As a Senior System Performance Engineer on GM's AV System Performance Team, you will design, build, and optimize reliable, high-performance software components within General Motors' Autonomous Vehicle (AV) software stack. You will develop frameworks and tooling that enable AV engineering teams to meet realtime performance requirements across current and future compute platforms.

In this role, you will drive performance-focused engineering efforts within your product area, contribute to technical direction, and elevate engineering practices through hands-on implementation and collaboration. You will also play a key role in improving how we monitor, understand, and resolve performance critical issues across AV software systems.

What you'll be doing (Responsibilities)

  • Collaborate with performance leads and partner engineering teams to align on performance requirements, development practices, and improvement opportunities.


  • Lead performance-focused engineering initiatives with moderate ambiguity and cross-team collaboration.


  • Contribute to the roadmap for performance tooling, frameworks, and methodologies that support efficient and scalable AV software development.


  • Evaluate and prototype new tools, techniques, and technologies to improve runtime performance and developer workflows.


  • Design, implement, and maintain tools and automated systems that support performance analysis, debugging, and continuous monitoring.


  • Apply and help improve performance engineering standards, processes, and best practices at the team level.


  • Analyze software behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, and collaborate with product teams to propose and implement optimizations.


  • Mentor junior engineers on performance profiling, optimization strategies, and engineering best practices.


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Minimum 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Hands-on programming experience with C++ and Python.
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture and system-level software fundamentals.


  • Proven experience with performance profiling, analysis, tuning, and optimization.


  • Experience developing or optimizing high-performance software, ideally for heterogeneous compute environments (e.g., GPUs, DSPs, or accelerators).


  • Familiarity with industry benchmarks and workloads (e.g., MLPerf).


  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions within a team or product area.


  • Ability to lead projects through ambiguity and deliver results end to end.


  • BS, MS in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).


What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Knowledge of GPU performance, OS/driver internals, or systems-level software stacks


  • Experience with AI/ML applications or inference software.


  • Background with real-time operating systems.


  • Experience developing or optimizing software for safety critical systems.
  • Minimum 3+ years of relevant industry experience.


Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
• The salary range for this role: is $128,700 to $261,300. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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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}.The selected candidate will be required to travel

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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
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