Senior AI/ML Engineer, Autonomy Build Platform

Job Description This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to the office in [Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford, Mountain View or Sunnyvale] a minimum of 3 days per week. The position can be considered remote if the candidate is in the Seattle, Washington area. About Us The AI Cloud and Developer Infrastructure organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the tools and services that engineers at GM use every day to do their best work and drive our cars forward. Tools and services we work on enhance the entire development process of engineers at GM — how, where code is checked out, modified, compiled, tested, merged, and eventually deployed. Our goal is to ensure our AV engineers and others have world-class tools and a seamless development experience so they can focus on the problems that matter most in their domain. The Role We are looking for a Senior Engineer with an extensive engineering background, experience using a variety of developer tools and technologies, and who is passionate about developer productivity. As a leader on this team, the candidate cares deeply about the technical development of other engineers and can effectively balance the needs and priorities of the business, our users, and the growth of our engineers. The Team Build Platform owns creating the build system and tooling that supports our AV and AI developers. We use Bazel with an in-house Remote Bazel Executor (RBE) and Content Addressable Storage (CAS) to provide a premier build experience. Our team constantly seeks optimizations and new tooling that improve our product. GM AI developers are heavy users of Python and Docker. The speed at which they can iterate directly impacts the rate at which our AVs improve. The tooling and workflows that Build Platform provides are central to the productivity of our AI developers, and improvements in this space quickly lead to enormous impact for Cruise. What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) Design and implement improvements to our Python development ecosystem and workflows, which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity. Collaborate with engineers across the company to understand and support their development workflows. Own technical projects from start to finish and be responsible for major technical decisions and tradeoffs. Lead complex projects that span teams, with many partners and customers. Effectively participate in planning, code reviews, and design discussions. Contribute impactful projects to the team’s roadmap. Thrive in a fast‑paced, collaborative work environment where impact is a result of your efforts and where your contribution is highly visible. Drive software engineering best practices both within our team and across engineering. Create tooling that encourages and supports these practices. Mentor and up‑level other engineers on the team. Conduct technical interviews with well‑calibrated standards and play a crucial role in recruiting activities. Be a positive contributor to our team culture. Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have) 3+ years of experience leading and driving large‑scale, cross‑team initiatives. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience. Experience working on developer tooling, Python, Docker, etc. Experience leading projects across multiple teams. Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes & systems around you. Deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs. Passionate about self‑driving technology and its potential impact on the world. Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have) 5+ years experience designing, building, and operating production systems at scale in the cloud. Experience programming with C++ or Go. Experience with compilers (clang, gcc, nvcc, etc). Experience with build systems such as Bazel or Buck. Experience with cloud infrastructure. Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington. The salary range for this role: $170,000 to $240,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options 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. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. Non‑Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.) 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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