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(Backfill)\nAI Disclosure:\nAs part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role\nHybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham Elevation Center three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business].\n\nAbout The Role:\nAt General Motors, we’re transforming mobility through innovation - driving toward a future of zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. As part of this mission, we’re building the next generation of autonomous vehicles and the platforms that power them.\nWe’re looking for a Manager of Software Engineering to join the Autonomous Vehicles Integrity Platform group. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for guiding the AV Diagnostics Infrastructure team as it develops the fault detection and diagnostic foundation for autonomous-driving and active-safety systems. You’ll lead engineers building shared software for AV sensing, compute, and vehicle platforms, with reuse across AV and IVI systems. The role combines team leadership, product ownership, architecture, and execution across multiple vehicle programs.\nWhat You’ll Do (Responsibilities)\nLead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers; provide feedback, career development, performance management, hiring, and succession planning.\nOwn the team’s technical roadmap and delivery for shared AV diagnostic infrastructure across autonomous-driving and active-safety programs.\nGuide architecture and implementation of UDS Server, DTC Manager, Diagnostic Monitor Library, manufacturing support services, configuration, common utilities, and scan tools.\nPartner with Systems Engineering and software teams to turn diagnostic requirements into reliable, maintainable platform software.\nCoordinate integration with AV Health, cybersecurity, software updates, communications, power management, calibration, platform software, manufacturing, service, QA, and V&V teams.\nDrive technical risk management, issue resolution, dependency tracking, and release readiness for vehicle-program milestones.\nEstablish strong engineering practices for design reviews, code reviews, unit and integration testing, automation, static analysis, CI/CD, logging, metrics, and observability.\nEnsure the team delivers software that supports safety, compliance, manufacturing, serviceability, and robust degraded operation.\nCommunicate status, risks, decisions, and recovery plans clearly to technical and program leadership.\nPromote an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.\nWhat You’ll Need (Required Qualifications)\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.\n8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including embedded, automotive, platform, or infrastructure software.\nExperience leading technical teams and delivering complex software across multiple stakeholders, platforms, or programs.\nStrong experience with C or C++ and Python, including software design, implementation, debugging, code review, and unit testing.\nExperience with embedded Linux or POSIX-based systems, software interfaces, interprocess communication, networking, and hardware/software integration.\nExperience with automotive diagnostics, such as UDS/ISO 14229, diagnostic trouble codes, diagnostic identifiers, routines, or ECU diagnostic services.\nExperience defining or executing software quality practices, including test strategy, automation, code coverage, static analysis, and root-cause analysis.\nStrong analytical, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.\nAbility to work effectively with distributed teams and cross-functional partners.\nAbility to travel occasionally to GM locations, supplier sites, test facilities, and vehicle or bench integration activities.\n\nWhat Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)\nExperience with diagnostic infrastructure, DTC management, monitor frameworks, manufacturing or service diagnostics, traceability, scan tools, or diagnostic configuration systems.\nExperience with SOME/IP, TCP/IP, protobuf, IPC, or other automotive communication technologies.\nExperience with Linux-based SoC platforms, Yocto, embedded middleware, or common platform software.\nExperience supporting automated driving, ADAS, active safety, sensor, compute, or vehicle platform software.\nKnowledge of functional safety, software safety, cybersecurity, ISO 26262, ASPICE, MISRA, or related automotive development practices.\nExperience delivering software for manufacturing, after-sales service, vehicle validation, HIL, or fleet operations.\nExperience with Agile or SAFe development practices, roadmap planning, and release execution.\nExperience managing suppliers, external partners, or transitions of externally developed software.\nThe successful candidate will be a technically credible people leader who can connect software architecture and engineering execution to vehicle-level outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to shape a reusable diagnostic platform that supports the reliability, observability, and launch readiness of GM’s autonomous vehicles and active-safety products.\nCompensation:\nThe salary range for this role is $147,000 to $196,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.\nGM 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\n\nBenefits:\nThe goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:\nPaid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.\nHealthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.\nLife insurance plans to cover you and your family.\nCompany and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.\nGM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you and your family\n\nAbout GM\nOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.\nWhy Join Us\nWe believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities\nGeneral 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.\nWe encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visitHow we Hire.\nAccommodations\nGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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