General Motors

Software Engineer, AV Data Collection

General Motors • $119K — $153K *
Sunnyvale, CA 94087In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Recently completed or pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, AI, ML, or a related field, preferably graduated within the last nine months.
  • Strong understanding of software fundamentals like data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and computer architecture.
  • Proficient coding skills in C++, Python, or both, evidenced through academic or project work.
  • Experience working in a Linux environment, gained through coursework or internships.
  • Ability to analyze and debug complex software issues and communicate effectively in a team setting.
  • Genuine interest in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop embedded vehicle software to collect high-value data for AI training.
  • Create components to capture, filter, validate, package, and offload data from vehicles.
  • Enhance data quality, privacy enforcement, and the overall reliability of data workflows.
  • Build software to monitor and control data capture from vehicle platforms.
  • Debug issues related to vehicle software and data recording pipelines.
  • Collaborate with various engineering teams to meet autonomous vehicle development needs.
  • Apply production engineering practices for software performance and operational support.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work closely with experienced engineers in the field.
  • Hybrid work model with an expectation of in-office attendance three times a week.
  • Possibility of receiving relocation benefits.
Full Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

As a Software Engineer on the AV Data Recording team, you will help build embedded vehicle software that enables fleet-scale data collection for artificial intelligence development. Your work will support how GM autonomous vehicles capture meaningful real-world driving data, validate its quality, enforce privacy requirements, and deliver it for model training, evaluation, debugging, and continuous improvement.

You will work on software running on automotive edge platforms and collaborate closely with artificial intelligence, backend, embedded platform, and system development engineering teams to turn real-world driving into high-quality data for autonomous driving development.

This is an early-career / new graduate role designed for candidates who have recently completed, or will complete, their Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree before joining GM. You will be paired with experienced engineers to ramp up on AV software, embedded systems, real-time operating systems, vehicle data pipelines, and the production engineering practices required to support autonomous driving at fleet scale.


What You’ll Be Doing
  • Develop embedded vehicle software that collects high-value data for autonomous driving AI learning.
  • Build components that capture, filter, validate, package, and offload vehicle and sensor data from the fleet.
  • Improve data quality, privacy enforcement, reliability, observability, and performance across vehicle data collection workflows.
  • Build embedded software that controls how high-value driving data is captured, monitored, and delivered from vehicle compute platforms.
  • Debug complex issues across Linux and QNX-based vehicle software, real-time data recording pipelines, and backend integration points.
  • Collaborate with AI, backend, embedded platform, and system development engineering teams to ensure collected data meets autonomous driving development needs.
  • Deliver reliable software through clear requirements, code reviews, automated testing, CI, issue tracking, and incremental development.
  • Learn and apply production engineering practices for performance testing, regression prevention, rollout readiness, and operational support.

Basic Qualifications
  • Recently completed, or currently pursuing, a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related technical field. For completed degrees, graduation must have occurred within the past nine months.
  • Degree must be completed prior to joining GM.
  • Strong software fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, computer architecture, or distributed systems concepts.
  • Solid coding ability in C++, Python, or both, demonstrated through coursework, internships, research, or substantial projects.
  • Experience developing in a Linux environment through class projects, labs, internships, research, or personal projects.
  • Ability to debug complex software problems, reason about system behavior, and communicate clearly in a collaborative team environment.
  • Interest in autonomous vehicles, robotics, embedded systems, real-time operating systems, data platforms, artificial intelligence data pipelines, or high-performance software.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with embedded Linux, QNX, automotive systems, robotics platforms, or edge compute devices.
  • Exposure to C++ systems programming, IPC, messaging, networking, serialization, or data pipelines.
  • Experience with performance-sensitive, real-time, or resource-constrained software.
  • Familiarity with logging, telemetry, observability, data quality, or data recording systems.
  • Experience with build and test systems such as Bazel, CMake, GitHub Actions, or similar tooling.
  • Exposure to SQL, cloud storage, backend services, or data processing workflows.
  • Prior internship, research, or project experience in autonomous driving, robotics, embedded systems, distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure, or platform software.
Location:
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 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.
  • This job may be eligible for relocation benefits
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 $119,250 to $153,900. 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.

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
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