Staff/Principal Software Engineer, In-Vehicle AI Experiences

General Motors

Staff/Principal Engineer building GM’s Kotlin and Android Automotive AI experiences. Owning driver-facing assistant features from conversation design through vehicle integration and production.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $189,300 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping production software with a focus on Kotlin and Android, while effectively leading cross-functional initiatives and mentoring engineers. Capable of transforming ambiguous goals into concrete designs and delivering user-facing features across multiple systems.

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Kotlin DevelopmentAI-Assisted Software DevelopmentSystem DesignCross-Functional LeadershipUser-Facing Feature Delivery

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Hard Skills

KotlinJavaC++PythonSoftware DevelopmentDebuggingTestingOperational Quality JudgmentSystem DesignFeature Delivery

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentoringCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

APIsNLULLM OrchestrationConnected ServicesVehicle Integration

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceEngineering Degree

Industry Keywords

Driver-Facing CapabilitiesVehicle SoftwareAI ExperiencesProduct RoadmapEmerging Technology

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidC++CloudJavaKotlinPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and build driver-facing capabilities from concept through production
Own features end to end, from driver requests and conversational behavior through on-device fulfillment, vehicle integration, UI, validation, and iteration
Write production Kotlin and contribute to Python-based agent definitions, NLU, LLM orchestration, APIs, and connected services
Rapidly prototype experiences, evaluate them in realistic vehicle environments, and turn successful ideas into reliable products
Partner with Product, UX, conversation design, vehicle software, systems, platform, safety, privacy, and validation teams
Make pragmatic tradeoffs involving customer value, speed, reliability, latency, offline behavior, resource constraints, maintainability, and driver distraction
Diagnose complex issues across application, assistant, vehicle, and cloud boundaries
Use AI-assisted development workflows for design, implementation, testing, debugging, and codebase understanding
Establish reusable engineering patterns and lightweight workflows
Mentor engineers through implementation, design reviews, code reviews, and direct technical collaboration
Help shape the roadmap for in-vehicle AI experiences and identify opportunities from emerging technology
Staff scope: independently own a major capability or product domain and lead ambiguous cross-functional initiatives
Principal scope: shape technical and product direction across multiple capabilities and resolve architectural and organizational boundaries

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Staff: Minimum 8+ years of experience building and shipping production software
Principal: Minimum 10+ years of experience building and shipping production software
Strong hands-on software development skills in Kotlin, Java, C++, Python, or a comparable language
Ability and interest to work primarily in Kotlin and Android
Record of independently delivering complex, user-facing features across multiple components or systems
Ability to turn ambiguous customer or business goals into concrete designs, incremental plans, and working software
Strong system-design, debugging, testing, and operational-quality judgment
Experience leading technical work across organizational or functional boundaries
Clear communication with engineers, designers, product partners, and technical leadership
Demonstrated ability to learn unfamiliar technologies quickly and apply them pragmatically
Experience using modern AI-assisted software-development workflows effectively and responsibly

Benefits

Comp & perks

Incentive pay program with payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance
Company vehicle evaluation program, subject to successful motor vehicle report review
Eligibility for relocation benefits
GM employee benefits and Total Rewards resources
Reasonable accommodation support for applicants with disabilities