Senior Software Engineer - Simulation Tooling

General Motors • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

GM’s simulation team is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to be a key technical leader in our mission to deliver autonomous driving technologies safely. This is a high-impact role where your work directly enables the validation of our most complex AI-driven systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a significant portion focused on large-scale platforms, tooling, or SDK development.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects from concept to production.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python, including deep knowledge of best practices, performance optimization, and building robust APIs/SDKs for external consumers.
• Solid foundation in 3D graphics, computational geometry, and/or real-time simulation concepts.
• A track record of mentoring and coaching mid-level and senior engineers, raising the technical bar, and driving code quality standards within a team.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with C++ for performance-critical components or integration with simulation engines.
• Direct experience developing or extending a Domain-Specific Language (DSL) or high-level scripting language.
• Background in game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or other professional simulation software.
• Experience in data visualization techniques for large, complex datasets.
• Familiarity with the architecture of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology (e.g., perception, planning, controls) or other complex robotics/safety-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the architectural roadmap for our Simulation Scenario Definition platform and/or its programmatic Python SDK.
• Lead the design and implementation of our next-generation graphical editing tools used by hundreds of engineers to precisely define complex traffic, environment, and sensor scenarios.
• Drive the evolution of our Python infrastructure, focusing on core algorithms for scenario serialization, validation, and integration with our large-scale cloud compute cluster.
• Act as a hands-on mentor, setting the engineering excellence standard for API design, code quality, and testing practices across the team.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed