Staff Software Engineer, Mapping

Job Description

About Us

Were on a mission to build the worlds most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places things and experiences they care about. At GMs Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization were combining cutting-edge research robust engineering and large-scale systems to make this future a reality. Our team is developing national-scale next-generation mapping systems from the ground upcombining robust backend infrastructure with intuitive performant user interfaces.

The Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in distributed backend systems to join our Mapping Engineering team. Youll serve as a technical leader responsible for designing and building the scalable systems that power ingestion storage access and delivery of autonomous vehicle maps. Youll partner closely with EMs Staff/Principal ICs and cross-functional teams to define the architecture and deliver next gen mapping capabilities that scale to national deployments. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong systems thinking architecture design and the ability to guide and mentor engineers across teams. Youll operate autonomously lead cross-functional technical initiatives and ensure the health scalability and performance of our critical mapping pipelines and services.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities)

• Architect and implement scalable reliable distributed backend systems to support national-scale mapping.

• Design and evolve data pipelines and microservices for map ingestion transformation storage and release.

• Own end-to-end delivery of high-impact projects including defining milestones aligning stakeholders and mentoring ICs across functions.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Localization Perception Simulation and Offboard teams to define data contracts and ensure system interoperability.

• Drive technical excellence by conducting system-level design reviews mentoring engineers and setting the standard for code quality testing and documentation.

• Diagnose and resolve large-scale system issues across services data pipelines and production environments.

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in distributed system design performance optimization and backend architecture within Mapping and potentially across GM AV.

• Help shape technical roadmaps and hiring plans for growing distributed systems expertise across the org.

Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have)

• 5 years of experience designing implementing and operating scalable distributed systems in production.

• Strong proficiency in Python (optional C TypeScript) and system-level programming fundamentals.

• Deep understanding of databases caching data modeling and service-oriented architecture (SOA).

• Proven experience building and deploying distributed systems on major cloud platforms such as Google Cloud AWS or Azure.

• Experience with data orchestration pipelines and ETL mechanisms (eg. airflow)

• BS MS or PhD in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related technical field or equivalent industry experience.

• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional technical initiatives influencing architectural decisions across teams and mentoring senior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with mapping geospatial data or robotics systems (e.g. Localization Perception).

• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle software stack including the map-data lifecycle and software safety standards.

• Experience in CI/CD pipeline design large-scale deployment strategies or cloud-native architecture.

• Proficiency with Linux systems container orchestration (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) and distributed logging/metrics systems.

• Knowledge of machine learning data pipelines or HD map labeling infrastructure.

Remote or Hybrid: This role is categorized as remote or hybrid. This means the successful candidate if within 50 mile radius of GM location is expected to report to the officethree times per week at minimum.

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York Colorado California or Washington.

• The salary range for this role: is$200000 to $285000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include 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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