General Motors

Staff Fullstack Engineer - Simulation

General Motors • $167K — $216K *
Markham, ON L3R 0G6In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional software development experience, particularly in large-scale platforms, tooling, or SDK development.
  • Demonstrated leadership in technical architecture and managing complex, multi-quarter projects from concept to production.
  • Strong front-end engineering skills in TypeScript for sophisticated graphical applications, using frameworks like React or Vue.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, with a focus on performance optimization and robust API/SDK development.
  • Proven experience in mentoring mid-level and senior engineers, elevating technical standards and code quality.

Responsibilities

  • Define the architectural roadmap for the Simulation Scenario Definition platform and TypeScript/Python SDK.
  • Lead the design and implementation of advanced graphical editing tools for complex traffic and environment scenarios.
  • Drive the evolution of Python infrastructure, focusing on scenario serialization and cloud integration.
  • Act as a hands-on mentor to raise engineering excellence in API design and code quality across the team.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and enhanced leave for pregnancy, parental, and adoption purposes.
  • Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision benefits, with a health care spending account and wellness incentives.
  • Life insurance plans for you and your family.
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan for retirement savings.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan available for you and your family.
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Job Description

Job Description

Vacancy Status:

This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications. (New Head Count)

AI Disclosure:

As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role

Remote - This role is categorized as remote. This means the successful candidate may be based anywhere in Canada and is not expected to report to a GM worksite unless directed by their manager.

About the role:

GM's simulation team is looking for an experienced staff fullstack engineer to be a key technical leader in our mission to deliver autonomous driving technologies safely. This is a high-impact role where your work directly enables the validation of our most complex AI-driven systems.

Responsibilities
  • Technical Vision: Define the architectural roadmap for our Simulation Scenario Definition platform and/or its programmatic Typescript/Python SDK.
  • Scalable Tooling: Lead the design and implementation of our next-generation graphical editing tools used by hundreds of engineers to precisely define complex traffic, environment, and sensor scenarios.
  • Performance & Infrastructure: Drive the evolution of our Python infrastructure, focusing on core algorithms for scenario serialization, validation, and integration with our large-scale cloud compute cluster.
  • Mentorship: Act as a hands-on mentor, setting the engineering excellence standard for API design, code quality, and testing practices across the team.

Required Qualifications
  • 7+ years of professional experience minimum in software development, with a significant portion focused on large-scale platforms, tooling, or SDK development.
  • Proven ability to lead technical architecture and drive complex, multi-quarter projects from concept to production.
  • Strong experience with front-end engineering for sophisticated graphical applications using TypeScript (e.g., using modern frameworks like React or Vue, and graphical/mapping libraries like WebGL/Three.js, or MapboxGL).
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, including deep knowledge of best practices, performance optimization, and building robust APIs/SDKs for external consumers.
  • A track record of mentoring and coaching mid-level and senior engineers, raising the technical bar, and driving code quality standards within a team.

Desired Skills (Bonus Points)
  • Solid foundation in 3D graphics, computational geometry, and/or real-time simulation concepts.
  • Direct experience developing or extending a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) or high-level scripting language.
  • Background in game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or other professional simulation software.
  • Experience in data visualization techniques for large, complex datasets.
  • Familiarity with the architecture of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology (e.g., perception, planning, controls) or other complex robotics/safety-critical systems.


Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $167,000 to $216,200. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

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

Benefits:

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
  • Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
  • Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you and your family.


Description du poste

Statut du poste

Cette offre ne correspond pas à un poste vacant existant au sein de l'organisation et est ouverte aux nouvelles candidatures. (Nouveau poste autorisé)

Divulgation concernant l'IA

Dans le cadre du processus de candidature, l'intelligence artificielle sera utilisée dans le processus d'embauche pour ce poste.

Télétravail

Ce poste est classé comme un poste à distance. Cela signifie que la personne retenue peut être établie n'importe où au Canada et ne devrait pas avoir à se présenter dans un établissement de GM, sauf indication contraire de la part de sa gestionnaire ou de son gestionnaire.

À propos du poste

L'équipe de simulation de GM est à la recherche d'une ingénieure principale ou d'un ingénieur principal expérimenté en développement full stack pour jouer un rôle de leadership technique clé dans le cadre de notre mission visant à déployer de façon sécuritaire des technologies de conduite autonome. Il s'agit d'un rôle à fort impact, dans lequel votre travail contribuera directement à la validation de nos systèmes d'IA les plus complexes.

Responsabilités
  • Vision technique : définir la feuille de route architecturale de notre plateforme de définition de scénarios de simulation et/ou de son SDK programmatique en TypeScript/Python.
  • Outils évolutifs : diriger la conception et la mise en œuvre de nos outils graphiques d'édition de nouvelle génération, utilisés par des centaines d'ingénieures et d'ingénieurs pour définir avec précision des scénarios complexes liés à la circulation, à l'environnement et aux capteurs.
  • Performance et infrastructure : piloter l'évolution de notre infrastructure Python, en mettant l'accent sur les algorithmes de base pour la sérialisation et la validation des scénarios, ainsi que sur leur intégration à notre cluster infonuagique de calcul à grande échelle.
  • Mentorat : agir comme mentore ou mentor pratique, établir la norme d'excellence en ingénierie en matière de conception d'API, de qualité du code et de pratiques de test au sein de l'équipe.

Qualifications requises
  • Au moins 7 années d'expérience professionnelle en développement logiciel, dont une part importante consacrée à des plateformes, des outils ou des SDK à grande échelle.
  • Capacité démontrée à diriger l'architecture technique et à mener des projets complexes s'échelonnant sur plusieurs trimestres, de la conception à la mise en production.
  • Solide expérience en ingénierie front-end pour des applications graphiques sophistiquées utilisant TypeScript, par exemple des frameworks modernes comme React ou Vue, ainsi que des bibliothèques graphiques ou cartographiques comme WebGL/Three.js ou MapboxGL.
  • Maîtrise experte de Python, y compris une connaissance approfondie des pratiques exemplaires, de l'optimisation des performances et de la création d'API/SDK robustes destinés à des utilisateurs externes.
  • Expérience avérée en mentorat et en accompagnement d'ingénieures et d'ingénieurs de niveau intermédiaire et principal, en rehaussant le niveau technique et en faisant progresser les normes de qualité du code au sein d'une équipe.

Compétences souhaitées (atouts)
  • Solides connaissances en graphisme 3D, en géométrie computationnelle et/ou en concepts de simulation en temps réel.
  • Expérience directe dans le développement ou l'extension d'un langage spécifique à un domaine (DSL) ou d'un langage de script de haut niveau.
  • Expérience des moteurs de jeu, comme Unity ou Unreal, ou d'autres logiciels professionnels de simulation.
  • Expérience des techniques de visualisation de données pour de grands ensembles de données complexes.
  • Connaissance de l'architecture des technologies de véhicules autonomes (VA), notamment la perception, la planification et les systèmes de commande, ou d'autres systèmes complexes de robotique essentiels à la sécurité.

Rémunération

L'échelle salariale pour ce poste est de 167 000 $ à 216 200 $. Le salaire de base réel qui sera offert à la personne retenue dans cette fourchette variera en fonction de facteurs pertinents pour le poste.

GM N'OFFRE PAS DE PARRAINAGE EN MATIÈRE D'IMMIGRATION POUR CE POSTE. NE POSTULEZ PAS À CE POSTE SI VOUS AUREZ BESOIN DU PARRAINAGE DE GM EN MATIÈRE D'IMMIGRATION MAINTENANT OU À L'AVENIR.

Avantages sociaux

L'objectif du programme global de rémunération de General Motors du Canada est de soutenir la santé et le bien-être de vous-même et de votre famille. Notre régime de rémunération complet comprend actuellement les avantages suivants, en plus de nombreux autres :
  • Congés rémunérés, y compris des jours de vacances, des jours fériés et des prestations complémentaires pour les congés de grossesse, les congés parentaux et les congés d'adoption.
  • Régimes d'assurance maladie, de soins dentaires et de soins de la vue, y compris un compte de dépenses de soins de santé et une prime liée au mieux-être.
  • Régimes d'assurance vie pour vous et votre famille.
  • Cotisations de l'entreprise et cotisations de contrepartie à un régime de retraite à cotisations déterminées pour vous aider à épargner en vue de la retraite.
  • Programme d'achat de véhicules GM pour vous et votre famille.

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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