Technical Lead
Autonomous Driving
TechnicalLeadSimulationPlatform
“Technical Lead - Simulation Platform at Technical Lead. Skills: Simulation Platform, Infrastructure Development, Data Processing Pipelines. Act as technical architect. Define technical vision and strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerate development of autonomous vehicles; Accelerate general vehicle software development; Deliver intuitive user experiences; Accelerate GM towards a driverless future; Support testing at scale; Predict on-road performance
Industry & Context.
If living within 50-mile radius of Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View, expected to report to that location three times a week, Relocation benefits may be available, Company vehicle evaluation program eligibility
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience, Demonstrated track record of building high quality software, Focus on the customer through operational excellence, Broad exposure to the end-to-end product engineering stack, Experience with SOA or microservice-based architectures, Experience with large scale distributed systems, Experience with common cloud platforms like AWS/GCP, Organizational skills, Communication skills, Self-motivation, Passion to lead, Passion to mentor, Passion to encourage best practices, Passion to constantly improve, Familiarity with Python, Familiarity with Go, Familiarity with Node, Familiarity with React, Familiarity with other web development framework/languages, PostgreSQL (or similar relational database), Data warehouse technologies like BigQuery or Amazon Redshift, Passion for self-driving technology
Nice to Have
Background in robotics, Background in ROS, Background in the AV/ADAS industry, Scientific Analysis experience, Experience with data pipelines/workflows supporting data scientists, Experience building high quality dev productivity tools, Experience writing modern production C++ applications, Experience developing high-quality software under significant latency and performance constraints, Experience developing or working with safety-critical code
What You'll Do.
Act as technical architect
Define technical vision and strategy
Ensure technical direction aligns with company objectives
Design and implement systems for simulating millions of miles
Improve and deliver reliable software
Drive software engineering best practices
Develop tools promoting best practices
Develop and oversee software engineers
Define GM engineering culture and principles
Build and optimize infrastructure
Build and optimize technology for testing and evaluation workflows
Build and optimize data processing pipelines
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Work with AV developers; Work with data engineers; Work with release team; Work with robotics and AI engineers
Communication Scope
Communication skills
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