Staff AI/ML Engineer, Developer Productivity

General Motors

Staff AI/ML Engineer leading the development of productivity tools for AV engineers at GM. Focusing on enhancing developer workflows and engineering productivity in cutting-edge technology.

Posted 6/30/2026full-timeMountain View • California, Missouri, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $180,000 - $284,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoLinuxPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify engineering pain points and propose/design/implement solutions that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable
Influence the team’s technical roadmap
Evaluate new tools and technologies through PoCs
Ship improvements to our AV development toolchains and services which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity and our core company metrics
Drive software engineering best practices within your team, and create tooling which encourages these
Help steer the engineering culture on the team
Guide the team to find the right balance between delivering impact and addressing technical debt
Mentor and grow engineers on the team
Set the example for high levels of accountability
Execute and deliver impact both individually and through the team
Set strong boundaries when selecting external requests and pushing back on requests that do not align with our team vision

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 + years of experience designing, building and operating production systems at scale in the cloud
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
Experience designing highly scalable, reliable, and maintainable services
Experience writing in Go, Python, or other languages at production scale
Understanding of Unix/Linux, SSH, and networking fundamentals
Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes and systems around you
Ability to lead and influence others, both internal and external to the team
Ability to research, document, communicate, and defend proposals, and provide and take critical feedback
Ability to effectively make trade-offs and communicate the reasoning
Ability to manage competing priorities, focus on shipping, and work effectively under pressure
Passion for mentoring and growing junior engineers
Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

Production Systems DesignScalable Services DevelopmentSoftware Engineering Best PracticesTooling DevelopmentTechnical Roadmap Influence

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailLeadership and InfluenceEffective CommunicationCritical Feedback ReceptionTrade-off Management

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science