Senior SW Engineer, Data Recording

General Motors

Senior Software Engineer providing technical leadership for data recording systems at GM. Focus on reliable, scalable, and privacy-aware data solutions for automotive edge devices.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,400 - $198,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing high-performance real-time data systems, with a strong focus on concurrency, memory management, and production-quality software practices. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and influencing technical direction while ensuring operational readiness and maintainability.

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C ProgrammingModern C++ConcurrencySystems-Level Software DevelopmentTechnical Design Leadership

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Hard Skills

Real-Time Data ProcessingData PrivacyFault HandlingPerformance ProfilingLow-Latency SystemsIPC DesignMessaging SystemsBackpressure ManagementTesting StrategyObservability

Soft Skills

MentoringInfluencing Engineering Direction

Tools & Technologies

CI/Build SystemsIntegration TestingDocumentation Tools

Industry Keywords

Automotive Edge DevicesAV LoggingData RecordingProduction Quality Software

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and implementation of reliable, high-performance real-time data collection, processing, and routing systems for automotive edge devices
Define common platform abstractions, libraries, and APIs that bridge development and retail fleet logging use cases
Set technical direction for QoS, backpressure, data privacy, fault handling, observability, and performance reproducibility across logging components
Build developer-facing APIs, tooling, and documentation that improve correctness, integration velocity, and long-term maintainability for internal customers
Partner with OS, drivers, safety, controls, perception, tooling, cloud/backend, and privacy teams to deliver end-to-end platform capabilities
Drive production rigor through code review standards, test strategy, integration testing, soak testing, performance gates, rollout/rollback planning, and operational readiness
Mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and raise the technical bar for systems engineering within AV Logging and Data Recording

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Significant experience building systems-level software in C and modern C++
Deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, performance profiling, low-latency systems, and low-contention design patterns
Experience designing IPC, messaging, or distributed data systems, including serialization, flow control, backpressure, QoS, and failure handling
Strong ownership of production-quality software, including testing strategy, CI/build systems, observability, debugging, and operational readiness
Demonstrated ability to lead technical design across teams and influence engineering direction without relying solely on authority

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