Senior Software Engineer

GM•Warren, MI

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Make a Difference for Our Customers At General Motors, you will find technical experts in software engineering who dream big and focus to uncover the next ground-breaking idea that will make a difference for our customers and their digital experiences. From designing and engineering state-of-the-art plants, developing new electric vehicles and self-driving technologies, and crafting the next generation vehicle applications – we are determined to change the future of mobility. The Vehicle Applications & Services group at General Motors is at the heart of delivering GM’s in-vehicle user interface and software applications. With years of experience maximizing the power and flexibility of Android, we are continually redefining the customer experiences of General Motors connected vehicles for all our brands – Cadillac, Chevy, GMC, Buick. Join a hardworking and engaged software development team who have adapted to new distributed hybrid working conditions, while delivering exciting new software applications for electric vehicles like the Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ. Our ambitious and inclusive culture means you will be joining a strong, diverse team that promotes fresh innovative thinking and gives you the opportunity to impact the course of our global vision - Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, Zero Congestion. Our people are the driving force behind making this a reality. Innovation lives here and so should you! The Opportunity General Motors is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to develop software and contribute to technical solutions within their team in Vehicle Applications and Services. The role will work hand in hand with various GM software development teams and GM global teams on product development and launch. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will collaborate, inspire, and contribute to a small highly engaged team to develop, deliver and maintain the next generation infotainment platform, applications, products and tools on time, on budget with quality. You will provide software solutions and be part of a motivated team to fulfill department and company goals in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment. And you will also collaborate within and across groups and facilitate continuous improvement of engineering processes and operational efficiency for high quality products with ultimate customer satisfaction.

Requirements

5+ years of experience developing and providing technical solutions for complex, real time, embedded software in an object-oriented environment (preferably native Android Apps & Services or Automotive)
8+ year of software development experience
Thorough understanding of OOP concepts, Android application architecture (e.g. Clean Code, MVP, MVVM), software design patterns and TDD
Experience in developing connected solutions or software components that communicate to back-office systems
Significant experience in all aspects of the software development life cycle/continuous integration, process, tools and good command of Agile Methodologies and Rituals
Hands on development experience with C++, Java, Kotlin, Android, embedded Linux/QNX.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on technical expertise on a variety of features and capabilities on the Vehicle Applications and Services
Participate in Requirements and Design Development meetings to ensure technical optimized system design and executable solutions
Represent your software components as Subject Matter Expert
Guide the design of the software components in your domain
Own the performance/KPI for your software components
Identify and deliver PoCs to drive forward the innovation within and across software components
Ensure adherence to the Infotainment Software TDD, CI/CD direction
Work with user experience and user interface design teams to building high quality features that make users love our products, leveraging your knowledge in Application Development using Android’s Material Design, Vehicle Data properties and communication protocols such as CAN
Champion writing code that is reliable, maintainable, and reusable because you have a thorough understanding of OOD principals
Mentor junior developers in software engineering and Android best practices by conducing code reviews, participating in technical review discussions, tutorials and hosting prototype sessions
Stay current with the latest Android platform capabilities and make relevant recommendations that improves our product and codebase
Collaborate and direct third-party software designs and development work to align with overall project objectives and timing
Participate in the hiring, coaching, development, and retention of competent and engaged team members to achieve personal, professional and corporate objectives.
Foster and maintain a positive and collaborative work environment to motivate and empower team members while driving for efficiency and innovative solutions
Identify and remove obstacles and ensure team knows the proper process, has the proper knowledge, training, and resources to accomplish assigned tasks
Be a valuable member of an energetic team that encourages sharing, caring and collaboration!