Software Engineer, Automation Tools

Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin TX three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

GM is looking for askilled and motivated Automation Tools Engineerto join our team and help shape the future of digital vehicle this role you will play a critical part indesigning and developing robust automation tools and platformsthat empower our qualityengineering anddevelopmentteams to deliver high-performance reliable and innovative automotive software.

As aSoftware engineerAutomation Toolsthe engineer willbe responsible fortranslating complex technical and user requirements into scalable software solutions. Your work will spansoftware architecture development and validationincluding unit testing integration testing and automation framework implementation. The engineer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to enhance testing capabilities streamline workflows and drive the adoption of automation across the organization.

What Youll Do

• Design develop andmaintainautomation tools and frameworks to support continuous integration testing and deployment of applications and security components.

• Implement scalable automation solutions to streamline software development security testing and infrastructure operations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather automation requirements and integrate tools into development and SDLC workflows.

• Build custom scripts and tools for security validation compliance checks and vulnerability scanning within automated pipelines.

• Monitor andoptimizeautomation performanceidentifybottlenecks and enhance reliability and maintainability of automation systems.

• Maintain detailed documentation of tools automation workflows and technical standards to ensure maintainability and team knowledge sharing.

• Support the onboarding and mentoring of engineers in using automation tools effectively and advocate for best practices in automation engineering

• Support program and project management activities including estimation planning tracking performance metricdevelopmentand status reporting.

• Own and drive key initiatives across team and organization

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelors ormastersdegree in computer science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 years of progressive experience in software engineering with a strong emphasis on building and scaling automation tools and frameworks.

• Minimum3years of experience in an automotive or consumer electronics embedded product development organization

• Provenexpertisein designing developing andmaintainingcomplex automation systems and infrastructureacross large-scale distributed environments.

• Deep understanding ofcoding standards software architecture principles and secure development practices.

• Hands-on experience withAPI design and development including RESTful and event-driven architectures.

• Proficient inobject-oriented programming (OOP)using languages such asPython Java and JavaScript with full-stack development experience across frontend and backend systems.

• Strong working knowledge ofCI/CD pipelines and automation tooling(e.g. Jenkins GitLab CICircleCI) with the ability to design andoptimizeend-to-end delivery workflows.

• Deepexpertisein static code analysis and linting tools such asPylint PEP8 and Ruff with a strong focus on enforcing coding standardsidentifyingpotential bugs and improving code quality and maintainability across large codebases.

• Experience withcontainerization and orchestration technologiessuch as Docker and Kubernetes; familiarity with deploying and managing workloads in cloud-native environments is a plus.

• Demonstrated ability to solvecomplex ambiguous problemsthrough analytical thinking andstrong systemdesign skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able tocollaborate effectively across engineering product and operations teams and influence technical direction across teams.

• Experience withsoftware-to-device communication protocols(e.g. MQTT BLE USB serial) and integration with embedded or edge systems is highly desirable.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• ExperienceinQuality Engineering with a strong emphasis on building scalable automation solutions.

• In-depth knowledge ofLinux operating systems includingproficiencywith command-line tools and shell scripting for system-level tasks and automation.

• Extensive hands-on experience withautomation testing tools frameworks and methodologies with a focus on improving test coverage reliability and execution speed.

• Proficient inscripting and programming languagessuch as Python Bash or similar used for automation tool development and integration.

• Strong understanding ofCI/CD practices and tooling(e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI) with the ability to integrate test automation into modern DevOps workflows.Familiarity withcontainerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes and their application in automated test environments and deployments.

• Exceptionalanalytical and problem-solving abilities witha track recordof diagnosing complex issues in distributed systems or test environments.

• Excellentcommunication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering QA and DevOps teams.

• Demonstrated success inleading technical initiativesand delivering robust software projects using a wide range of tools languages and frameworks across the software development lifecycle.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATEDSPONSORSHIPFOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILLNEED GM IMMIGRATIONSPONSORSHIP(e.g. H-1B TN STEM OPT etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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