Principal Software Engineering - Test System Modernization

General Motors, Markham, Ontario, Canada

The role

Job Description

General Motors is seeking a Principal/Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale the engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles. This role is for a hands-on technical leader who can turn ambiguous, cross-team problems into durable architecture, practical standards, and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness, release confidence, and product quality.

What you need

Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience.
Typically, 10+ and 15+ more years experience validating software systems, including substantial experience leading architecture across organizations.
Deep understanding of software architecture for real time systems.
Experience shipping high quality safety critical products.
Experience architecting large-scale CI/CD, embedded test automation, and build-to-test pipelines.
Expertise in variation management, configuration comparison, change-impact analysis, and risk-based regression testing.
Experience with test-result data modeling, Databricks, analytics, data mining, and API development.
Proficiency with embedded systems, Linux, Git, Python, Bash, Robot Framework, containers, and infrastructure as code.
Demonstrated ability to integrate automated diagnostics and issue-management workflows.

People Skills

Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to work in an action-oriented decision-making environment.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field.
Experience in embedded software development, automotive software, systems engineering, or safety-related toolchains.
Familiarity with GM engineering tools, engineering workflows, or internal platform environments.
Experience building AI assistants, coding agents, or domain-specific AI capabilities for engineers.
Experience with knowledge systems, vector search, ranking, workflow orchestration, or code intelligence platforms.
Experience supporting large engineering communities through reusable tools, templates, and automation.
Experience evaluating AI quality in production systems using measurable outcomes such as acceptance rate, time saved, precision and recall, hallucination reduction, or workflow completion rate.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Principal Software Engineering - Test System Modernization

The role

Principal Software Engineering - Test System Modernization

The role

What you will do

What you need

Qualifications/Requirements

People Skills

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

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Key Deliverables

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