General Motors

Staff ML Engineer - Embodied AI Evaluation Foundations

General Motors$189K — $300K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Familiarity with frontend technologies like React, TypeScript, and WebGL
  • Experience with backend technologies such as Python and Node.js
  • Knowledge of data infrastructure tools like Spark and Kubernetes
  • Demonstrated ability to ship production software in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine evaluation signal and introspection tools for autonomous vehicle models
  • Create and maintain visualization tools for core model evaluation loops
  • Enable key ML teams to derive actionable insights from model behavior
  • Provide technical leadership and establish best practices in evaluation tooling
  • Collaborate with modeling and data teams to design large-scale evaluation workflows
  • Drive an iterative evaluation process for continuous improvement of model performance

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Retirement savings plan options
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Tuition assistance programs
  • Employee assistance program
  • GM vehicle discounts
Full Job Description
Job Description

Join the Embodied AI team at General Motors. Our team is developing and deploying machine learning solutions that support safe and reliable autonomous vehicle behavior across real-world scenarios.

The Evaluation Foundations team-part of Embodied AI's Scaling Foundations-solves critical evaluation challenges in autonomous vehicle development. We engineer high-performance tools that identify top-performing models and partner with data-intensive ML teams to drive rapid innovation.

In this role, you will develop introspection and evaluation tools capable of processing billions of examples to unlock maximum value from our large-scale datasets. Joining a high-impact team of engineers and ML scientists, you will leverage advanced AI to advance L2, L3, and L4 autonomous vehicle technology and directly shape the safety, reliability, and scalability of next-generation systems.

As a Staff Engineer, you will serve as a key individual contributor focused on measuring and visualizing AV model performance. You will collaborate across the stack and with cross-functional stakeholders to design, build, and iterate on evaluation tools used by Embodied AI and adjacent GM AV teams.

What You'll Do
  • Build and refine high-quality evaluation signal and introspection tools to shorten the experiment path toward optimal models.
  • Develop and maintain visualization tools and metrics presentation within our core model evaluation loop.
  • Enable ML teams to introspect model behavior and drive actionable, data-driven decisions with minimal manual intervention.
  • Provide technical leadership through design and code reviews, establish evaluation tooling best practices, and collaborate closely with Data (Consumption/Mining/Quality), Infra Foundations, and Simulation/On-Road Validation teams to align offline evaluation with real-world vehicle behavior.
  • Work closely with modeling and data scaling teams building our Compound AI driving models to design and implement large-scale evaluation workflows-utilizing model-based metrics, end-to-end simulation, and tooling that connects evaluation signals back to data selection, training, and launch decisions.
  • Drive a cohesive evaluation flywheel: better signal 10 better data and training decisions 10 better models 10 better signal.


Your Skills & Abilities
  • Familiarity and experience with key technologies across the stack:
    • Frontend: React/TypeScript, WebGL/WebGPU (for 3D sensor visualization), Streamlit, Jupyter Notebooks
    • Backend: Python, Node.js, high-throughput data streaming
    • Data/Infra: Spark (for stream processing), BigQuery, Kubernetes.
  • Experience shipping production software and iterating quickly in a "startup within an enterprise" environment.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering partners.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous experience in Robotics or Autonomous Driving.


Remote/Hybrid: This role is categorized as fully remote or hybrid.

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 the California Bay Area.

The salary range for this role is $189,400.00 to $300,600.00. 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.

Relocation: This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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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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