Senior System Performance Engineer

Senior System Performance Engineer on GM’s AV System Performance Team – responsible for designing, building, and optimizing reliable, high-performance software components within General Motors’ Autonomous Vehicle (AV) software stack. Develop frameworks and tooling that enable AV engineering teams to meet real-time performance requirements across current and future compute platforms. Responsibilities Collaborate with performance leads and partner engineering teams to align on performance requirements, development practices, and improvement opportunities. Lead performance-focused engineering initiatives with moderate ambiguity and cross-team collaboration. Contribute to the roadmap for performance tooling, frameworks, and methodologies that support efficient and scalable AV software development. Evaluate and prototype new tools, techniques, and technologies to improve runtime performance and developer workflows. Design, implement, and maintain tools and automated systems that support performance analysis, debugging, and continuous monitoring. Apply and help improve performance engineering standards, processes, and best practices at the team level. Analyze software behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, and collaborate with product teams to propose and implement optimizations. Mentor junior engineers on performance profiling, optimization strategies, and engineering best practices. Required Qualifications Minimum3+ yearsof relevant industry experience. Hands‑on programming experience withC++andPython. Strong understanding of computer architecture and system-level software fundamentals. Proven experience with performance profiling, analysis, tuning, and optimization. Experience developing or optimizing high-performance software, ideally for heterogeneous compute environments (e.g., GPUs, DSPs, or accelerators). Familiarity with industry benchmarks and workloads (e.g., MLPerf). Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions within a team or product area. Ability to lead projects through ambiguity and deliver results end to end. BS, MS in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). Preferred Qualifications Knowledge of GPU performance, OS/driver internals, or systems‑level software stacks. Experience with AI/ML applications or inference software. Background with real‑time operating systems. Experience developing or optimizing software for safety critical systems. Minimum3+ yearsof relevant industry experience. Compensation & Benefits Salary range:$128,700to$261,300(actual base salary within this range will vary based on relevant factors). Bonus potential is available through an incentive pay program based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more. Remote work is available; if located within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, the employee may be expected to report to the location up to three times a week. Travel requirement is less than 25%. Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.) General Motors is committed to creating a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All employment decisions are made on a non‑discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr General Motors