General Motors
Software Engineer - Virtual Test Platforms
United States · Hybrid · Full time
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- EmployerGeneral Motors
- LocationUnited States
- Work styleHybrid
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
Job Description
The Role:
As Software Engineer on theVirtual Test Platformsteam, you willhelp todefine, implement,deployand supporta variety of virtualization technology related products and services to accelerate development of new vehicles and support existing ones while increasing quality, reliability, security, and diagnosability. You will do this in cooperation with teams and engineers across GM who deliver their code across a wide variety of embeddedsystemsfrom small low-level controllers to large infotainment units and beyond.
As adeveloperinVirtual Test Platforms,you will help to shape the approach,and methodsfor using virtual test techniques at GMwhile also making significant contributions to theengineering system codebase.You will providefeedback,andassistanceto your teammates helping everyoneto achievemore.You will be expected to grow intoa subject matter expert in virtualized testing of distributedembeddedsystems andshare that knowledge with others. In short,you will help to improve the state of the art in virtualtestof hardware and software at GM.
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Key Responsibilities
Configure and customize virtual test environments includingKVM, QEMU, and Android Emulators, and make theseenvironmentswidely available usingcloud services.
Help product teams integrate the virtual test environments into their developer inner-loop and CI/CD processes.
Author virtualdevices to enhance virtual testcoverage and fidelity includingVirtIODrivers.
Implement other custom test tools andsimulatorstoenable higher test throughput and achieve quality faster.
Enhancecollection,parsing,and reporting,of test results via reports and dashboards
Write production-quality code, prototypes, and reference implementations that unblock teams anddemonstratebest practices.
Create andmaintainreusable guidance, examples, and documentation that scale knowledge across GM’s engineering community.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field OR equivalent work experience.
4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on building and operating production systems.
Strongproficiencyin at least onenative programming languageincludingC, C++ Rust, and a willingness to learn others.
Experienceautomating testingoflow level,embedded or mobile products at scale.
Demonstrated ability todeliver smoothly and quickly as part of a team in an area with high ambiguity.
Preferred Qualifications
MastersComputer Science or Computer Engineering.
7+ years of professional software engineering experiencein systems, embedded, or mobile.
Experience configuring andcustomizing Emulators fortestincluding QEMU or Android EmulatorsandVirtIOdrivers.
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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. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.


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