Staff Software Engineer – Networking

General Motors

GM Staff Software Engineer building secure Go and Python network services for autonomous vehicle development. Automating hybrid connectivity between on-premises environments and Google Cloud.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $172,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating production network software, with a strong focus on automation, cloud infrastructure, and SRE principles. Proficient in developing secure, scalable network solutions and mentoring engineering teams in a collaborative environment.

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Production Network Software DevelopmentGo ProgrammingPython ProgrammingInfrastructure Automation with TerraformSRE Principles Application

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Hard Skills

Networking FundamentalsDistributed SystemsAPI DesignAutomated TestingCI/CD PracticesLinux Systems KnowledgeHigh-Throughput Data SystemsDebuggingRouting and SwitchingBGP

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoring EngineersProject LeadershipIncident Response

Tools & Technologies

GCP NetworkingKubernetesTerraformAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaTelegraf

Certifications & Qualifications

Professional Networking CertificationCloud Certification

Industry Keywords

Network as CodeHybrid ConnectivityTelemetryObservabilityEVPNVXLAN

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudDistributed SystemsDNSGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPythonSwitchingTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain software systems that automate, manage, and operate the secure hybrid network fabric supporting the global AV development pipeline
Design, build, test, deploy, and operate production network services in Go and Python
Develop APIs, controllers, integrations, and tools for network provisioning, configuration, validation, and lifecycle management
Apply distributed systems, API design, concurrency, automated testing, and safe rollout strategies to network infrastructure
Advance Network as Code practices through version-controlled, peer-reviewed, tested, and CI/CD-deployed network changes
Define, monitor, and improve SLOs for network services
Apply SRE principles to reduce operational toil, configuration drift, and recurring failures
Build telemetry and observability capabilities for hybrid connectivity and network-service health
Contribute to hybrid network architecture connecting on-premises data centers, validation environments, test facilities, and GCP
Design secure, scalable, multi-tenant network solutions for sensitive AV data and high-performance workloads
Develop reusable Infrastructure as Code modules and self-service capabilities
Partner with network, cloud, security, and platform teams
Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers as a hands-on individual contributor
Optimize network paths from hardware ingestion points through hybrid connectivity into cloud storage and compute
Support low-latency, high-throughput, highly available connectivity for validation environments and HIL simulations
Integrate validation worker pools with cloud-native infrastructure and services
Build safeguards for reliable, observable, and recoverable high-volume data movement
Implement least-privilege access, segmentation, encryption in transit, and automated policy enforcement
Use performance testing, telemetry, and capacity planning to maintain throughput and reliability
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
Diagnose failures using logs, metrics, traces, packet captures, and network telemetry
Lead or contribute to blameless incident reviews and corrective actions
Manage error budgets and balance delivery velocity with service reliability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience building and operating production network software and automation
Strong networking, software engineering, Linux, and cloud infrastructure skills
Experience with on-call support and incident response
Ability to lead projects and mentor engineers as a senior individual contributor
Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience, preferred
6+ years of relevant software, networking, or SRE experience preferred
Professional networking or cloud certification preferred
Experience with large-scale networks, SRE practices, high-throughput data systems, EVPN, or VXLAN is a plus
Strong software development experience building and operating production services in Go, Python, or comparable modern programming languages
Experience with distributed systems, software design, APIs, concurrency, automated testing, code review, CI/CD, debugging, and production operations
Strong Linux systems knowledge
Strong networking fundamentals, including routing, switching, TCP/IP, DNS, data center networking, and BGP
Hands-on experience with GCP networking, including VPCs, Shared VPCs, routing, firewall policies, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity
Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management using Terraform or Ansible
Experience with Kubernetes and continuous or GitOps-based delivery workflows
Familiarity with observability and telemetry technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Telegraf, or centralized logging platforms
Must report to the applicable office at least three times per week if living within a 50-mile radius

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus potential through an incentive pay program based on company performance, job level, and individual performance
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement savings plan
Sickness and accident benefits
Life insurance
Paid vacation and holidays
Tuition assistance programs
Employee assistance program
GM vehicle discounts
Potential eligibility for relocation benefits