Vacancy Status: This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.

AI Disclosure: As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week, at minimum.

General

Motors is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as the Staff Engineer of Software Engineering, Embedded Platform. As a Continuous Integration Developer (Architect Level), you will define the architecture, standards, and strategy for how GM builds, tests, and deploys virtualized vehicle software. You’ll leverage your strengths in CI/CD, embedded systems, and automation while expanding into cloud orchestration, IaC, progressive delivery, and data driven simulation.

This role is ideal for someone ready to broaden their technical impact and shape the future of GM’s virtual development platform. As a global leader in the automotive industry, General Motors is committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that exceed customer expectations. This position will play a critical role in ensuring that our products are on the leading edge of innovation while meeting the highest standards of quality, reliability, and safety, with a specific focus on the embedded real time software for our in-vehicle mechatronic systems.

Be a critical leader of software engineering productivity and effectiveness Identify opportunities, strategies, process improvements, and lead the change Define branching, release, and quality-gate standards across multiple engineering domains. Lead progressive delivery strategy including automated rollback and analysis. Integrate security and compliance into pipelines and artifact flows.

Define observability standards for pipelines, simulation workloads, and runtime systems.

Mentor





DevOps and simulation developers across the organization. Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent experience ~15 years of experience in software development ~ Deep understanding of software architecture for real time systems ~ Experience shipping high quality safety critical products ~ Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. ~ Cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP. 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. Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental perks 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 General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

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Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.

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📌 Principal Software Engineering - Virtualization (Markham)
🏢 GM of Canada
📍 Markham