AI-Centric Release & Automation Software Engineer

You will be part of a core team that enables safe, reliable, and scalable releases of the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) software stack through intelligent automation, AI-enabled engineering workflows, and data-driven validation. The mission is to accelerate AV software development and release velocity by reducing manual effort, improving test and release visibility, and applying AI to engineering processes.

In this position, you will collaborate closely with Release Engineers, Systems Engineers, DevOps, QA, and AI/ML teams to design and implement automated release validation pipelines, integrate simulation and hardware-in-loop testing, build engineering metrics, and develop AI-enabled solutions for test analysis, failure classification, defect triage, reporting, and workflow orchestration.

You will help establish practical standards for evaluating, governing, and scaling automation and AI solutions while improving release readiness, software quality, and engineering productivity. If you are passionate about applying intelligent automation and systems thinking to accelerate the development of safe, high-quality ML-driven AV software, we want to talk to you.

What ** You’ll ** Be Doing

• Lead the design and implementation of automation across software development, testing, release, and operational workflows.
• Identifyopportunities to apply AI, machine learning, and LLM-based tools to improveengineeringproductivity and decision-making.
• Build AI-enabled solutions for test analysis, failure classification, defect triage, documentation, reporting, and workflow orchestration.
• Develop andmaintainscalableCI/CD integrations supporting simulation, hardware-in-loop, regression, and release validation activities.
• Build data pipelines that combine engineering, QA, simulation, test, and release information into actionable insights.
• Establish practical methods for evaluating the accuracy, usefulness, traceability, and adoption of AI-enabled engineering tools.
• Automate repetitive manualprocesses and measure improvements in cycle time, test efficiency, defect prevention, and engineering throughput.
• Improvevisibility into test health, regression trends, flaky tests, failure patterns, and release readiness.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, operations, data, andprogram teams to understand pain points and deliver effective automation solutions.
• Integrate tools such as Jira, GitHub, dashboards, observability platforms, and cloud services into unified engineering workflows.
• Help define standards and governance for maintainable, secure, observable, and scalable automation and AI solutions.
• Communicate technical findings,process improvements, and measurable business impact to engineering and leadership stakeholders.

• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL .
• Provenexperience in CI /CD systems (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience developing ELT/ETL pipelines and integrating data from engineering, QA, simulation, and operational systems.
• Experience applying AI, machine learning, or LLM-based solutions to improveengineeringproductivity, test analysis, defect triage, documentation, or decision-making.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, consistency, traceability, and usefulness in engineering workflows.
• Strong analytical, debugging, andproblem-solving skills across large-scale software systems.
• Experience integrating simulation or hardware-in-loop testing into automated pipelines.
• Track record of cross-functional collaboration across engineering, QA, and operations teams.
• Ability to learn quickly and operate effectively in a dynamic, high-stakes environment.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting data-driven insights to engineering and leadership stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field-or equivalent experience.

Bonus Points!

• Experience developing AI agents, copilots, retrieval-augmented generation systems, workflow automation, or intelligent engineering tools.
• Experienceestablishinggovernance, evaluation, monitoring, and security practices for AI-enabled engineering solutions.
• Knowledge of AV/ADAS software architectures, simulation validation loops, or automated vehicle testing.
• Experience withreleasegovernance, quality gates, or complianceprocesses for ML, AV, or safety-critical systems.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering concepts such as MTBF, FMEA, reliability growth analysis, and failure trend analysis.
• Experience building automation and metrics pipelines in AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent cloud environments.
• Familiarity with data visualization and observability tools such as Grafana, Superset, Power BI, or equivalent.
• Experience integrating Jira, GitHubProjects, or similar tools into automated release tracking, workflow orchestration, or engineering triage.
• Experience measuring automation impact through cycle-time reduction, defect prevention, reduced manual effort, improved test efficiency, or increased engineering throughput.

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: is $153,200 to $234,100. 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

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