General Motors · 3 months ago
Tech Lead Autonomy Algorithms
Mountain View, California, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$186K/yr - $285K/yrGeneral Motors is a leading automotive company focused on creating a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. They are seeking a Technical Lead for their Autonomy Algorithms team to provide cross-functional technical leadership, define the technical vision, and drive design quality for fail-operational autonomy systems.
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Responsibilities
Shape the technical vision by owning multi-quarter roadmap designs for the fallback autonomy stacks
Architect and implement end-to-end system designs and interface contracts across fallback perception, prediction, planning, and controls systems, ensuring deliverables meet performance targets, and safety constraints
Lead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team and the larger organization
Contribute to existing Active Safety, Driver Assistance, and SuperCruise development
Guide other developers through system design and implementation focusing on safety, comfort, and compute efficiency
Establish verification and validation strategies for the fallback stacks, including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-road testing validation gates
Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems
Lead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues, using data-driven techniques and principled experimentation
Mentor engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical judgment, design quality, and execution discipline without direct people management responsibilities
Improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews
Develop and oversee top-tier software engineers within a dynamic, fast-paced, and inclusive setting
Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience
A demonstrated track record of building high quality autonomous software systems
Broad exposure to the end-to-end autonomy stack, from perception through controls
Deep expertise in Controls, Planning, or Perception system design
Familiarity with modern AI/ML approaches including diffusion, transformers, and auto-regressive concepts
Strong organizational and communication skills
Self-motivation and passion to lead, encourage best practices, and constantly improve
Extensive background with C++/Python in a large, distributed development environment
Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world
Preferred
A background in robotics, ROS, or the AV/ADAS industry
Experience building and managing engineering teams
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
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.
Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.
Company
General Motors
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Founded in 1908
10001+ employees
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