Staff Software Engineer, Vehicle AI

General Motors

Staff Software Engineer focused on innovative AI agent development for General Motors. Responsible for technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with product teams.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $189,300 - $290,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaKotlinPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the architecture and implementation of next-generation AI agents, from conceptualization to production deployment.
Drive technical direction and strategy for the AI agent platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and best practices.
Collaborate with Product Managers and other engineering teams to define requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
Conduct complex code reviews, system design reviews, and provide constructive feedback.
Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural challenges within the agent infrastructure.
Stay current with the latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and software engineering to continually improve our technology stack.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
8+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on large-scale distributed systems or AI/ML infrastructure.
Expert proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, C++, Java, or Kotlin.
Extensive experience designing, building, and deploying production-grade AI/ML models or intelligent agents.
Demonstrated technical leadership in complex projects, including mentoring and driving cross-functional initiatives.

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.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.) General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
Accommodations General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonC++JavaKotlinAI/ML modelssoftware engineeringlarge-scale distributed systemsproduction deploymentsystem designcode reviews

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationconstructive feedbackproblem-solvingcommunicationfostering culture of excellencestrategic directionguidancecross-functional initiatives

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science