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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Software Engineer- Test System Modernization - **Company:** General Motors - **Location:** Providence, RI, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $238,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Mining, Linux, Embedded Software, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Knowledge-Based Systems, Machine Learning, Metadata, Software Architecture, Regression Testing, Software Tools, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Test Execution Engine, Test Management, Workflow Management Systems, Diagnostic Tools, Real Time Systems, Git, Information Technology, Automotive Software, Api Design, Databricks - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/DA4EAD29A7DB41C793897B83BE2426F3/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering or a related technical field; or equivalent practical experience. * Typically, 15 or more years experience validating software systems, including substantial experience leading architecture across organizations. * Deep understanding of software architecture for real time systems. * Experience shipping high quality safety critical products. * Experience architecting large-scale CI/CD, embedded test automation, and build-to-test pipelines. * Expertise in variation management, configuration comparison, change-impact analysis, and risk-based regression testing. * Experience with test-result data modeling, Databricks, analytics, data mining, and API development. * Proficiency with embedded systems, Linux, Git, Python, Bash, Robot Framework, containers, and infrastructure as code. * Demonstrated ability to integrate automated diagnostics and issue-management workflows. People Skills: * Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail. * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. * Demonstrated ability to work in an action-oriented decision-making environment. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): * Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field. * Experience in embedded software development, automotive software, systems engineering, or safety-related toolchains. * Familiarity with GM engineering tools, engineering workflows, or internal platform environments. * Experience building AI assistants, coding agents, or domain-specific AI capabilities for engineers. * Experience with knowledge systems, vector search, ranking, workflow orchestration, or code intelligence platforms. * Experience supporting large engineering communities through reusable tools, templates, and automation. * Experience evaluating AI quality in production systems using measurable outcomes such as acceptance rate, time saved, precision and recall, hallucination reduction, or workflow completion rate. Company Vehicle Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, though which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies. ## Description General Motors is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to shape and scale the engineering platforms that build, test, integrate, validate, and deliver embedded software for software-defined vehicles. This role is for a hands-on technical leader who can turn ambiguous, cross-team problems into durable architecture, practical standards, and measurable improvements in engineering effectiveness, release confidence, and product quality. The successful candidate will lead a major capability across multiple teams, influence technical direction beyond their immediate organization, and connect software, tooling, infrastructure, test, and release activities into a coherent engineering system. What You'll Do (Responsibilities): * Be a critical leader of software engineering productivity and effectiveness. * Identify opportunities, strategies, process improvements, and lead the change. * Be hands-on by leading high impact efforts. * Be a strong communicator, coach, and mentor. * Analyze unusual and difficult problems effectively. * Ability to connect multiple initiatives together to deliver higher value. * Visualize required innovation, learning and simplification in this space and transition the team to execute what is required to achieve. * Maintain command skills and empathy at the same time. * Lead the modernization of a large-scale embedded software test system. * Define and modernize a standardized, fully automated, headless framework across virtual and physical environments to enable full-suite testing multiple times per day. Key Deliverables * Define the architecture and roadmap for standardized test execution, configuration and variation management, traceability, quality gates, regression selection, and results reporting. * Establish change-impact analysis and risk-based regression strategies using Gears, Pure Variants, or equivalent tools to determine test applicability and optimize re-testing. * Standardize test-result schemas, metadata, diagnostics, and artifacts; enable storage in Databricks for analytics, trend analysis, data mining, and reporting. * Develop APIs and integrations connecting test execution, test management, issue tracking, failure triage, and diagnostic tools. * Improve test robustness, failure triage, execution speed, and deployment efficiency across CI/CD pipelines and physical and virtual test environments. Measures of Success * Faster, more reliable test deployment and execution. * More efficient regression testing through accurate change-impact analysis. * Standardized, traceable test results accessible through Databricks and documented APIs. * Faster failure identification, triage, and resolution. * Clear test applicability across software, hardware, configuration, and platform variants., This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [A Data Mesh needs Open Metadata](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/505-a-data-mesh-needs-open-metadata) - [Software is the New Fuel, AI the New Horsepower - Pioneering New Paths at Mercedes-Benz](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1388-software-is-the-new-fuel-ai-the-new-horsepower-pioneering-new-paths-at-mercedes-benz) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Software defines the vehicle: Why customers and developers will love cars even more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1114-software-defines-the-vehicle-why-customers-and-developers-will-love-cars-even-more) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [The Prompt Engineer ✍️](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/216-the-prompt-engineer) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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