General Motors

Staff Software Engineer - ADAS Interactive Experience

General Motors$189K — $290K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field with 5-8 years of experience, or equivalent with 10-12 years of software delivery experience.
  • Experience designing and shipping complex embedded or SoC-based systems.
  • Proficient in C/C++ development for SoC applications.
  • Hands-on experience with Embedded Linux or similar operating systems.
  • Strong understanding of system design across software and hardware boundaries.

Responsibilities

  • Define end-to-end SoC architecture for ADAS data and HMI applications.
  • Build a next-generation driver monitoring system from camera and sensor inputs.
  • Lead the development of production SoC applications and services using C/C++.
  • Translate cross-domain product requirements into practical designs.
  • Drive architecture reviews aligned on technical trade-offs.
  • Coordinate complex multi-team workstreams through all development stages.
  • Establish engineering practices for low-latency data pipelines.

Benefits

  • Health and wellbeing benefit programs including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Retirement savings plan and life insurance options.
  • Paid vacation and holidays.
  • Tuition assistance programs for continued education.
  • Employee discounts on GM vehicles.
Full Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our ADAS HMI team within the Interactive Experience platform. In this role, you will define the architecture and technical direction for production software on automotive System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms thatpowersdriver-facing alerts, controls, and situational-awareness experiences. You will also build the next generation of our driver monitoringsystem from the ground up. You will lead complex, multi-team systems that process ADAS and vehicle data while meeting demanding requirements for latency, reliability, startup time, compute, memory, security, safety, and maintainability.

The ideal candidate is a recognized SoC software expert whooperateswith broad latitude in a complex environment, turns ambiguous cross-domain requirements into practical system designs, and drives critical workstreams from concept through vehicle launch. This role is focused on SoC software; experience building and deploying machine-learning models on resource-constrained edge devices is a strong differentiator.

Job Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve end-to-end SoC architecture spanning ADAS data producers, vehicle interfaces, operating-system services, middleware, hardware accelerators, and downstream HMI applications.

  • Architect and build a next-generation drivermonitoringsystem from the ground up, spanning camera and sensor inputs, on-device perceptionand inference, driver-state interpretation, vehicle interfaces, diagnostics, and HMI integration.

  • Lead the design and development ofproductionSoC applications and services using C/C++, including data processing, state management, inter-process communication, and platform integration.

  • Translate ambiguous product, vehicle, safety, and system requirements into practical cross-domain designs with clear boundaries, interfaces, data flows, timing budgets, diagnostics, failure modes, and validation strategies.

  • Drive architecture reviews and align teams on technical trade-offs involving performance, memory,compute, startup behavior, security, safety, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

  • Own complex multi-team workstreams through design, implementation, integration, performance tuning, vehicle validation, release, launch support, and maintenance.

  • Establish architecture and engineering practices for reliable, low-latency pipelines that collect, normalize, and expose ADAS and vehicle data to multiple on-device consumers.

  • Foresee integration and delivery risks across ADAS algorithm,perception, HMI, platform, systems, safety, and vehicle integration teams; develop mitigation plans and remove critical blockers.

  • Define quality standards and release criteria across related SoC codebases, including code review, static analysis, automated testing, performance benchmarking, observability, and structured release processes.

  • Diagnose and lead resolution of complex cross-system issues involving IPC, scheduling, memory use, concurrency, operating-system behavior, hardware acceleration, and vehicle integration.

  • Develop practical technology roadmaps for SoC services and edge-compute capabilities across vehicle programs and platform generations.

  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers on SoC architecture, C/C++ development, performance analysis, system debugging, execution discipline, and cross-team technical leadership.

  • Communicate technical direction, risks, trade-offs, and deliverystatus clearlyto senior engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, with 5–8 years of relevant software engineering experience; or equivalent practical experience with 10–12 years delivering production software.

  • Staff-level experience designing and shipping complex embedded or SoC-based production systems with multi-team scope, broad technical ambiguity, and end-to-end accountability.

  • Deep C/C++ development experience for SoC applications, services, or middleware.

  • Hands-on experience with Embedded Linux, QNX, or a comparable SoC operating environment, including IPC, multithreading, and system resource management.

  • Demonstrated system designexpertiseacross application, middleware, data, operating-system, and hardware boundaries, including interfaces, data flows, state management, failure modes, and validation strategies.

  • Proven ability to own roadmaps, commitments, risks, dependencies, and release quality without day-to-day direction.

  • Experience diagnosing andoptimizingcomplex integrated systems using logs, traces, profilers, memory-analysis tools, performance benchmarks, and automated tests.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence architecture and priority decisions across teams without direct authority.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience building,optimizing, and deploying production machine-learning models on edge or embedded devices.

  • Experience with ML frameworks and edge-inference runtimes such asPyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime,TensorRT, or comparable technologies.

  • Experience developing driver or occupantmonitoringsystems, in-cabin computer vision, camera pipelines, or real-time perception software.

  • Experience with SoC hardware accelerators such as GPUs, NPUs, orDSPsand the software stacks used to access them.

  • Experience with automotive middleware and communication technologies such as ROS 2, SOME/IP, DDS, shared memory, or service-oriented IPC.

  • Experience processingperceptionoutputs and sensor data.

  • Familiarity withYocto, board-support packages, containerized workloads, or embedded platform bring-up.

  • Experience leading architecture reviews, technical readiness reviews, release planning, and production issue triage for safety-relevant or vehicle-integrated software.

  • Familiarity with automotive engineering practices such as ASPICE, ISO 26262 concepts, CI/CD, HIL/SIL validation, and structured release governance.

Staff Software Engineer Expectations

The successful candidate should alreadydemonstrateStaff Software Engineer behaviors:

  • System Design:Defines novel, cross-domain architecture for complex SoC systems spanning multiple teams.

  • Domain Expertise:Serves as a recognized expert across SoC software, embedded operating systems, vehicle data, performance, and system integration.

  • Accountability:Owns multi-team workstreams and measurable delivery outcomes aligned with vehicle program and business priorities.

  • Execution:Foresees cross-discipline risks, develops mitigation strategies, removes blockers, and de-risks critical delivery paths.

  • Technical Vision:Develops practical technology roadmaps that connect SoC and edge-compute investments to product and business objectives.

  • Leadership:Mentors engineers, influencesstakeholders across departments, and raisesengineering standards through repeatable practices.

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 $189,300 to $290,700. 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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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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