Software Engineer, AV Frameworks – Early Career
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Sunnyvale, CA - USA
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Job Description
Were AV Frameworks within AV Platform Core at General Motors. We build the foundational frameworks that power robotics and autonomous capabilities across distributed compute with a focus on inter-process communication (IPC) middleware and developer experience that make complex systems reliable observable and fast.
As a early career Software Engineer on the AV Frameworks you will design and deliver the core communication and runtime building blocks used by AV/Robotics applications on vehicles on benches and in simulation. Youll work across C systems Linux and networking/IPC to achieve low-latency messaging deterministic scheduling and production-grade reliability at scale.
This role is designed for a recent graduate or engineer early in their career who wants to build depth in embedded systems distributed software vehicle platforms and autonomous driving technology. You will learn from experienced engineers while contributing meaningful code to systems that must be dependable observable and maintainable.
You will develop a systems-level understanding as you learn how individual applications compute elements and data flows interact. Over time you will turn that understanding into clear abstractions and design guidance that inform how other developers build vehicle software.
Build and debug high-performance IPC and middleware primitives (publish/subscribe shared memory serialization discovery QoS).
Drive latency throughput and determinism improvements through profiling tracing benchmarking and targeted optimizations.
Build developer-facing APIs tooling and documentation that improve ergonomics correctness and velocity for internal customers.
Deliver platform-ready components with observability (metrics logs traces) robust fault handling and reproducible performance characteristics.
Work alongside experienced engineers platform OS drivers safety controls perception and tooling teams to ramp up on AV software.
Apply production rigor: code reviews testing strategies (unit integration soak) performance and regression gates and rollout/rollback discipline.
Grow through progressively more complex assignments spanning design implementation integration and testing.
Recently completed a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science Electrical/Computer Engineering Robotics or a degree in a related field.
Strong background in modern C (20/23) and Python development demonstrated through coursework internships research or substantial projects.
Strong grasp of software fundamentals including concurrency memory management lock-free or low-contention patterns and performance profiling.
Hands-on experience with IPC/messaging systems and distributed systems fundamentals (serialization backpressure flow control QoS).
Knowledge of linux-based networking (sockets TCP/UDP multicast NICs buffers MTU packetization).
Ability to debug complex software problems reason about system behavior and communicate clearly in a collaborative team environment.
Interest in autonomous vehicles robotics embedded systems or high-performance software.
Robotics/AV middleware: ROS 2 DDS gRPC.
Serialization and data: Protobuf FlatBuffers Capn Proto zero-copy techniques.
Real-time Linux and systems constraints (scheduling CPU isolation priority inversion mitigation bounded latency).
Prior internship research or project experience in autonomous driving robotics embedded systems AI/ML infrastructure or platform software.
Degree completed between December 2025 and August 2026 with availability to begin employment in 2026.
Hybrid:This role is categorized ashybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to ourSuynnvale CA office three times per week at minimum.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits
Compensation:The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paidin accordance withapplicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positionslocatedoutside of New York Colorado California or Washington.
The salary range for thisroleis $125000 to $150000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Bonus Potential: Anincentivepayprogram offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.
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