Senior Embedded Software Engineer - OTA at General Motors LLC — Austin, TX

Job Description

The Role

GM's Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP) enables the rapid, seamless, and secure deployment of software-driven vehicle features. Within VIP, the Over-The-Air (OTA) Updates team develops the vehicle-side software that allows GM vehicles to receive software updates remotely, improving functionality, performance, security, and the customer experience throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in the development, integration, and delivery of OTA vehicle software solutions. You will help define system requirements, drive software design and implementation, support testing and validation activities, and provide technical leadership across the development lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development of technical solutions for vehicle-side OTA software, from requirements definition through design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Define, analyze, and decompose system and software requirements into scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Develop and maintain software applications and services using C++.
• Lead software design activities and drive resolution of software defects and anomalies.
• Perform complex software and system-level design analysis to ensure robust, high-quality solutions.
• Support system integration, verification, and bench testing activities.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software and vehicle integration issues.
• Collaborate closely with Systems Engineering, Validation, Integration, and other cross-functional teams to deliver solutions on time.
• Balance and refine system requirements while identifying opportunities for process improvements and innovation.
• Promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes across the team.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for key software components, applications, or platform functionality.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development of embedded systems engineering.
• Strong proficiency in C++ programming
• Experience with bug tracking software such as Jira
• Experience with source code management tools such as GitHub, Gerrit, or Bitbucket.
• Experience with automated build and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience working within Agile development environments (Scrum, SAFe, XP, or similar).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• 7+ years of embedded software engineering experience
• Experience developing embedded software for automotive or connected systems.
• Working knowledge of vehicle communication protocols, including CAN and UDS (ISO 14229/J15765).
• Experience with vehicle diagnostics and network communications.
• Experience leading software architecture, design, and technical decision-making.
• Experience serving as a technical lead or subject matter expert within a software development organization.

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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 {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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