Engineering Manager, Rendering Infrastructure – Simulation

General Motors

Engineering Manager overseeing Rendering Infrastructure team at GM. Driving technical direction and managing a team of engineers in autonomous vehicle simulation.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $185,100 - $284,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technical direction of the Rendering Infrastructure stack
Write and review meaningful amounts of C++ and CUDA code
Lead design reviews and author technical design documents
Personally drive or directly contribute to flagship initiatives
Profile, debug, and optimize complex GPU and C++ systems
Manage, coach, and grow a small team of rendering and systems engineers
Own the Rendering Infrastructure roadmap
Recruit and hire engineers
Collaborate with leads on infrastructure investment alignment
Maintain a healthy engineering process
Champion the use of AI-assisted development tools
Represent the team in leadership forums

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Engineering, or equivalent experience
7+ years of professional C++ development experience
Significant hands-on experience with GPU programming (CUDA, OptiX, Vulkan, or similar)
Proven track record working on rendering systems, game engines, simulation platforms, or other performance-critical real-time graphics/systems software
Prior experience as a tech lead, staff/principal IC, or tech lead manager
People management experience including mentoring engineers and supporting career development
Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms relevant to rendering
Experience profiling and optimizing complex C++ and GPU codebases
Comfort working in large, multi-module C++ codebases with CMake-based build systems
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++CUDAGPU programmingOptiXVulkandata structuresalgorithmsprofilingoptimizingCMake

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringcommunicationcollaborationteam managementtechnical designprocess managementcareer developmentdesign reviews

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Scienceequivalent experience