Principal Software Engineer – Android platform, AOSP, AAOS

General Motors

. Define the Android platform engineering strategy for the GM Infotainment system and provide technical direction and guidance for engineering execution.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $238,700 - $302,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidJavaLinuxRTOSSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the Android platform engineering strategy for the GM Infotainment system and provide technical direction and guidance for engineering execution.
Lead technical solutions for critical Android platform features/issues and drive the execution across internal and external teams.
Challenge current implementations, seek optimization opportunities, and foster innovation to improve efficiency in Android platform engineering.
Enhance software design and improve system performance.
Analyze and resolve performance issues, memory leak and deadlocks issues.
Ensure the designed solutions conform to architectural requirements such as scalability, maintainability, reliability, extensibility, usability, and security.
Work with and bridge across multiple disciplines, including Engineering, Product teams, Program teams, and Information Technology, to make appropriate system level design trades.
Create and communicate vision & strategies specific to functional responsibilities. This includes preparing and giving presentations to senior and executive management.
Stays updated on new technology and competitive products to support product engineering decisions.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and junior engineers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or work equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in Embedded software development and SDLC process.
5 years of experience in software development with Android AOSP or AAOS stacks, including Android framework layers and system components.
Product engineering experience with Embedded systems, Android, Linux, QNX or other RTOS systems
Fundamentals of SoC architecture and key components, including CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, I/O interfaces, and how they affect software systems and solutions
Hands-on experience and knowledge in Java, C++, C, operating systems, build and runtime environments.
Experience in the development of automotive-related infotainment solutions, Inter ECU communications, and stringent timing requirements is a big plus.
Quality consciousness and the ability to navigate obstacles while finding effective solutions quickly.
Very effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
Superb written and verbal technical communication skills, excellent ability to incorporate other engineer’s ideas and explain their own.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Embedded software developmentSDLC processAndroid AOSPAAOS stacksJavaC++CLinuxQNXSoC architecture

Soft Skills

leadershipinterpersonal skillstechnical communicationproblem-solvingmentoringinnovationpresentation skillscollaborationquality consciousnessadaptability