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Principal Software Engineering Virtualization

GM


Job Location:

Markham - Canada

Yearly Salary: CAD 186000 - 236000
Posted: 4 October 2026 (7 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 1 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description



Vacancy Status:

This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.


AI Disclosure:

As part of the application process Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role


Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week at minimum.


The Role:

General Motors is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as theStaff Engineer of Software Engineering Embedded Platform. As a Continuous Integration Developer (Architect Level) you will define the architecture standards and strategy for how GM builds tests and deploys virtualized vehicle software. Youll leverage your strengths in CI/CD embedded systems and automation while expanding into cloud orchestration IaC progressive delivery and data driven simulation. This role is ideal for someone ready to broaden their technical impact and shape the future of GMs virtual development platform. As a global leader in theautomotive industry General Motors is committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that exceed customer expectations. This position will play a critical role in ensuring that our products are on the leading edge of innovation while meeting the highest standards of quality reliability and safetywith a specific focus on the embedded real time software for our in-vehicle mechatronic systems.

Specific job responsibilities include:

Be a critical leader of software engineering productivity and effectiveness

Identify opportunities strategies process improvements and lead the change

Be hands-on by leading high impact efforts

Be a strong communicator coach and mentor

Analyze unusual and difficult problems effectively

Ability to connect multiple initiatives together to deliver higher value

Visualize required innovation learning and simplification in this space and transition theteam to execute what is required to achieve

Maintain command skills and empathy at the same time

Architect enterprisescale CI/CD systems for embedded simulation and cloud workloads.

Define branching release and qualitygate standards across multiple engineering domains.

Design GitOpsbased delivery for multicluster Kubernetes environments.

Lead progressive delivery strategy including automated rollback and analysis.

Establish IaC architecture using Terraform modules and multienvironment patterns.

Integrate security and compliance into pipelines and artifact flows.

Define observability standards for pipelines simulation workloads and runtime systems.

Mentor DevOps and simulation developers across the organization.


Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelors degree in software engineering or equivalent experience

15 years of experience in software development

Deep understanding of software architecture for real time systems

Experience shipping high quality safety critical products

Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities with a keen attention to detail

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-pacedenvironment.

Demonstrated ability to work in an action-oriented decision-making environment

Deep Kubernetes knowledge including cluster operations.

Strong Terraform/IaC experience with productiongrade module design.

Experience with embedded or simulation workflows (vECUs SIL FMU SSP).

Cloud architecture experience across AWS Azure or GCP.


Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $186000 to $236000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.


GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILLNEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.


Benefits Overview


The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits in addition to many others:

  • Paid time off including vacation days holidays and supplemental benefits for pregnancy parental and adoption leave;
  • Healthcare dental and vision benefits;
  • Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
  • Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
  • GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you and your family

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day individually and collectively to drive meaningful change through our words our deeds and our culture. Every day we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities

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.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required where applicable to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more visit How we Hire.

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Required Experience:

Staff IC


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