General Motors

Technical Principal - GenAI

General Motors$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Expertise in software engineering, including architecture, development, and testing.
  • Leadership experience with a focus on mentorship and end-to-end solution delivery.
  • Proven track record in delivering production-grade Generative AI applications using modern architectures.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in C# or Java.
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain and LlamaIndex for orchestration.
  • Experience in designing microservices, APIs, and scalable distributed systems.
  • Excellent communication skills for articulating architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Guide and develop an AI engineering team focused on technical excellence and accountability.
  • Design and implement production-ready Generative AI solutions and related systems with hands-on contributions.
  • Define and standardize AI architecture and development practices in accordance with enterprise technology strategy.
  • Ensure the security and compliance of AI solutions through collaboration with various stakeholders.
  • Partner with product and engineering teams to drive solution alignment and promote AI best practices across the organization.
  • Foster innovation by exploring emerging Generative AI technologies and leading internal knowledge sharing initiatives.

Benefits

  • 401K matching available from day one.
  • Paid bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid).
  • Tuition assistance for continued learning and development.
  • Direct GM employee discounts on auto purchases.
  • Community service pay to encourage team involvement in local initiatives.
  • Nine paid company holidays throughout the year.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with 2 days a week in the office.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

About the role:

The Principal AI Engineer is a hands-on technical leader and thought partner who guides teams in designing, building, and delivering enterprise-grade Generative AI solutions, including agentic systems, multi-agent orchestration, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation architectures. This role partners closely with product, enterprise architecture, security, and engineering leadership to ensure AI capabilities are scalable, reliable, compliant, and aligned with organizational standards. Success requires strong technical judgment, the ability to mentor and grow engineering talent, and a commitment to advancing responsible AI adoption across the enterprise.

In this role, you will:
  • Guide and grow an AI engineering team by fostering technical excellence, accountability, continuous learning, and strong architectural decision-making; support hiring, onboarding, and skills development.
  • Design, build, and deliver production-ready Generative AI solutions, including agentic and multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines, orchestration frameworks, APIs, microservices, automated pipelines, and testing, with hands-on contribution in Python, C#, or Java as needed.
  • Define and standardize AI architecture, patterns, libraries, and development practices, selecting and applying cloud AI solutions aligned with enterprise technology strategy.
  • Ensure AI solutions are secure, compliant, and responsible by embedding privacy, data governance, auditability, PII protection, risk mitigation, and model evaluation in collaboration with security, legal, compliance, and data governance teams.
  • Partner with product, architecture, and engineering stakeholders to drive aligned solution direction, predictable delivery, and organization-wide adoption of AI best practices.
  • Drive innovation and thought leadership through continuous exploration of emerging Generative AI technologies, experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and internal knowledge sharing.


Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?
  • Expertise in software engineering that includes architecture, development, and testing experience.
  • Experience in a leadership capacity with direct mentorship or owning end to end solution delivery.
  • Proven experience delivering production Generative AI applications using agentic architectures, RAG, and orchestration frameworks.
  • Strong proficiency in Python and additional experience with C# or Java.
  • Familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar frameworks used for orchestration and agent-based systems.
  • Experience designing microservices, APIs, automated deployment pipelines, and scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to explain and justify architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to craft clear deliverables such as presentations, using diagramming tools, reports and visual communication materials.

Experience:
  • Greater than 10 years in software engineering required, 2+ years in Gen AI and/or Agentic AI preferred
  • 3-5 years leading through mentorship in Gen AI and/or Agentic AI required
  • 3-5 years leading projects and initiatives through influence required
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelors Degree preferred


What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture - an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work - we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2 days a week in the office.

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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157,000 employees
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Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
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$122.4 billion
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