Senior Embedded Software Engineer

General Motors • Oshawa, ON

55d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Engineering organization at General Motors Canada is developing a unified, scalable Vehicle Observability Data Architecture to enable consistent, secure, and high‑fidelity data from vehicle ECUs to the cloud. We’re seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and integrate embedded data pipelines across diverse in‑vehicle platforms, ensuring cohesive interaction between the control plane (configuration, arbitration, lifecycle) and the data plane (streaming telemetry and file‑based transfer). The ideal candidate brings deep embedded expertise in C/C++ and Android, a track record of delivering solutions across Android Automotive, Linux, and QNX, and hands‑on experience scaling observability data flows from ECU to cloud while meeting strict reliability, performance, and security requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years in embedded software development or systems engineering across Android, Linux, and/or QNX.
• Strong coding proficiency in C/C++ and Android Java with experience in platform‑level integrations.
• Experience designing metrics/telemetry for operational visibility and remote control at fleet scale.
• Clear, concise technical communication; strong cross‑team collaboration and design documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience integrating with control plane services (configuration retrieval, arbitration, persistence/fallback) and data plane pipelines (streaming and file-based transfer).
• Experience developing SW Observability components
• Experience designing driver/HMI‑initiated capture flows (e.g., create/upload data).
• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity controls and data‑protection processes.
• Exposure to OpenTelemetry, protobuf/gRPC, or similar observability/data‑plane technologies.
• Contributions to or strong affinity for open‑source observability/logging ecosystems.
• Automotive domain familiarity: ECU architectures, SoC platforms, diagnostics, failure/crash analysis

Responsibilities

• Own and develop software solutions as part of a larger team; leading and participating in feature development, maintenance of existing features, and bug fixes
• Lead and participate in code, and test case reviews
• Conduct software verification (unit, and integration testing as needed)
• Provide clear and complete documentation per the software development process
• Collaborate with team members through Scrum/Agile
• Take ownership of each project, make design and implementation decisions autonomously, and mentor junior members
• Be an integral part of a new and energetic team Embedded Observability Infrastructure
• Define and implement observability SW across Android, Linux, and QNX
• Support vehicle‑local data access mechanisms (e.g., USB‑based retrieval) when connectivity is limited
• Control Plane Integration
• Build/extend Libraries to handle configuration retrieval, validation, arbitration, and persistence/fallback to last‑known‑good
• Define API contracts for library integrations
• Data Plane Integration
• Specify behaviors to ensure dependable delivery under varying connectivity and resource conditions. Reliability, Performance & Security
• Implement runtime controls to enable/disable observability data
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and data‑protection requirements for local and remote access to observability data
• Standards, Documentation & Collaboration
• Produce clear design documents, configuration guides, and support operational runbooks
• Collaborate closely with embedded platform teams, observability/data engineering, product, and validation to deliver end-to-end data flows from ECU to cloud

Benefits

• 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, your family and friends

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior