Software Engineer – Automation and System Engineering Tools

General Motors

Software Engineer defining and implementing quality gates for SDV tooling and pipelines at General Motors. Collaborating with DevOps and engineering teams in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GroovyJavaJenkinsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owns the definition, implementation, and enforcement of software quality gates for SDV tooling and pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub Actions) for artifacts generation for controller builds.
Ensures only artifacts that meet agreed code quality, test coverage, and functional criteria progress through the pipeline.
Implementing automated test suites (unit/integration) and using test results to gate merges/builds.
Work with DevOps, architecture, safety/quality, and program teams to align gate policies with CG expectations and regulatory constraints.
Develop and test Java scripts for automation of software and system engineering models as per GM Modelling standards that support the engineering organization.
Active participation as an SME to Identity, Design, and implement workflow modifications with multiple business teams and business application extensions.
Provide support in analyzing and resolving user issues related to serial data and diagnostics communication between ECUs.
Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current and new and major projects.
Specifies and balances system requirements within engineering and IT environments.
Key role in formalizing tooling process documents and training materials.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science preferred)
2+ years of experience in software development or DevOps, including:
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
Practical experience writing and maintaining build/test pipelines (YAML, Groovy, or similar).
Strong scripting skills (Java, Python, Bash, or similar).
Experience implementing automated test suites (unit/integration) and using test results to gate merges/builds.
Familiarity with static analysis / code quality platform (e.g., SonarQube, Coverity, Parasoft) and the concept of quality gates on new and overall code.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, high-change environment with an initiative demonstrated by reaching beyond assigned work to improve output.

Benefits

Comp & perks

GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software quality gatesautomated test suitesJavaPythonBashCI/CD toolsYAMLGroovystatic analysiscode quality

Soft Skills

communication skillsinitiativeproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer Science