Principal Software Engineering - Android

GM • Mountain View, CA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid . This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Mountain View, CA three times per week, at minimum. The Role The Vehicle Experiences Engine software team is a dynamic and fast paced team that designs, develops, and maintains the embedded software platform for Infotainment and Software Defined Vehicle. We are looking for a seasoned technical leader with a broad range of experiences with embedded Android platform who can guide development teams and product engineering by bridging the gap between technical and business goals, overseeing architecture and innovation, and mentoring team members. What you’ll do: Define the Android platform engineering strategy for the GM Infotainment system and provide technical direction and guidance for engineering execution. Lead technical solutions for critical Android platform features/issues and drive the execution across internal and external teams. Challenge current implementations, seek optimization opportunities, and foster innovation to improve efficiency in Android platform engineering. Enhance software design and improve system performance. Analyze and resolve performance issues, memory leak and deadlocks issues. Ensure the designed solutions conform to architectural requirements such as scalability, maintainability, reliability, extensibility, usability, and security. Work with and bridge across multiple disciplines, including Engineering, Product teams, Program teams, and Information Technology, to make appropriate system level design trades. Create and communicate vision & strategies specific to functional responsibilities. This includes preparing and giving presentations to senior and executive management. Stays updated on new technology and competitive products to support product engineering decisions. Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or work equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in Embedded software development and SDLC process.
• 5 years of experience in software development with Android AOSP or AAOS stacks, including Android framework layers and system components.
• Product engineering experience with Embedded systems, Android, Linux, QNX or other RTOS systems
• Fundamentals of SoC architecture and key components, including CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, I/O interfaces, and how they affect software systems and solutions
• Hands-on experience and knowledge in Java, C++, C, operating systems, build and runtime environments.
• Experience in the development of automotive-related infotainment solutions, Inter ECU communications, and stringent timing requirements is a big plus.
• Quality consciousness and the ability to navigate obstacles while finding effective solutions quickly.
• Very effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Superb written and verbal technical communication skills, excellent ability to incorporate other engineer’s ideas and explain their own.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or work equivalent experience
• 15+ years of experience in Embedded software development and SDLC process.
• Over 5 years of experience in software development with Android AOSP or AAOS stacks, including Android framework layers and system components.
• Product engineering experience with Embedded systems, Android, Linux, QNX or other RTOS systems
• Fundamentals of SoC architecture and key components, including CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, I/O interfaces, and how they affect software systems and solutions
• Hands-on experience and knowledge in Java, C++, C, operating systems, build and runtime environments.
• Experience in the development of automotive-related infotainment solutions, Inter ECU communications, and stringent timing requirements is a big plus.
• Quality consciousness and the ability to navigate obstacles while finding effective solutions quickly.
• Very effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Superb written and verbal technical communication skills, excellent ability to incorporate other engineer’s ideas and explain their own.

Responsibilities

• Define the Android platform engineering strategy for the GM Infotainment system and provide technical direction and guidance for engineering execution.
• Lead technical solutions for critical Android platform features/issues and drive the execution across internal and external teams.
• Challenge current implementations, seek optimization opportunities, and foster innovation to improve efficiency in Android platform engineering.
• Enhance software design and improve system performance.
• Analyze and resolve performance issues, memory leak and deadlocks issues.
• Ensure the designed solutions conform to architectural requirements such as scalability, maintainability, reliability, extensibility, usability, and security.
• Work with and bridge across multiple disciplines, including Engineering, Product teams, Program teams, and Information Technology, to make appropriate system level design trades.
• Create and communicate vision & strategies specific to functional responsibilities. This includes preparing and giving presentations to senior and executive management.
• Stays updated on new technology and competitive products to support product engineering decisions.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to senior and junior engineers.

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.
• Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees