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# Software Engineer - Virtual Test Platforms

- **Company:** General Motors
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Emulators, Parsing, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Information Technology, Production Code
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/F1DAEE0895BE4081B8CFE69CC35CB414/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field OR equivalent work experience.
 * 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on building and operating production systems.
 * Strongproficiencyin at least onenative programming languageincludingC, C++ Rust, and a willingness to learn others.
 * Experienceautomating testingoflow level,embedded or mobile products at scale.
 * Demonstrated ability todeliver smoothly and quickly as part of a team in an area with high ambiguity., * MastersComputer Science or Computer Engineering.
 * 7+ years of professional software engineering experiencein systems, embedded, or mobile.
 * Experience configuring andcustomizing Emulators fortestincluding QEMU or Android EmulatorsandVirtIOdrivers.

## Description

As Software Engineer on the Virtual Test Platforms team, you will help to define, implement, deploy and support a variety of virtualization technology related products and services to accelerate development of new vehicles and support existing ones while increasing quality, reliability, security, and diagnosability. You will do this in cooperation with teams and engineers across GM who deliver their code across a wide variety of embedded systems from small low-level controllers to large infotainment units and beyond.

As a developer in Virtual Test Platforms, you will help to shape the approach, and methods for using virtual test techniques at GM while also making significant contributions to the engineering system codebase. You will provide feedback, and assistance to your teammates helping everyone to achieve more. You will be expected to grow into a subject matter expert in virtualized testing of distributed embedded systems and share that knowledge with others. In short, you will help to improve the state of the art in virtual test of hardware and software at GM., * Configure and customize virtual test environments includingKVM, QEMU, and Android Emulators, and make theseenvironmentswidely available usingcloud services.

 * Help product teams integrate the virtual test environments into their developer inner-loop and CI/CD processes.
 * Author virtualdevices to enhance virtual testcoverage and fidelity includingVirtIODrivers.
 * Implement other custom test tools andsimulatorstoenable higher test throughput and achieve quality faster.
 * Enhancecollection,parsing,and reporting,of test results via reports and dashboards
 * Write production-quality code, prototypes, and reference implementations that unblock teams anddemonstratebest practices.
 * Create andmaintainreusable guidance, examples, and documentation that scale knowledge across GM's engineering community., This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.