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Principal Software Engineer - Graphics

  • Location
    • Mountain View, California
  • Schedule Full time
  • Posted

Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the local Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum.

General Motors' vehicles are packed with beautiful displays, and we need your engineering skill to put beautiful, fluidly-rendered graphics on them. We're looking for a principal graphics software engineer with expertise across the whole stack, starting at the GPUs/SoC hardware level, moving through the kernel and drivers, up through UI frameworks and the applications that are built on them.

GM is a global leader, committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that wow our customers. You'll be part of that, as you work to put smiles on our customers' faces by meeting high quality and performance standards.

Specific job responsibilities include:

  • Help us ensure all graphics on our vehicles render perfectly and at high frame rates

  • Assist colleagues in designing and implementing software that efficiently uses finite hardware resources in the vehicle

  • Assist in bringup of new SoCs/GPUs

  • Advising and collaborate with hardware teams on new designs

  • Debug defects and crashes across the software stack

  • Design and implement new software components

  • Mentor other engineers and review code and designs

Additional Description

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent

  • 10 years of experience in software development

  • Proficient C/C++ programming skills.

  • Knowledge of Linux kernel internals and driver development.

  • Familiarity with modern ARM-based SoC architectures.

  • Experience with GPU drivers/APIs (OpenGL, OpenCL, DirectX, Metal, etc)

  • Experience with UI frameworks (Android preferred but iOS, Windows, etc are also great)

  • Demonstrated experience with user-visible solving graphics performance problems throughout the entire stack

  • Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen attention to detail.

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

  • Highly developed oral and written communication skills

  • Demonstrated ability to work in an action-oriented decision-making environment

  • Must plan to anticipate risks associated with projects/tasks and have a plan to mitigate the risks in highly visible environments

Preferred requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in software engineering or equivalent

  • 10 years of experience in software development

  • Compensation: 
    • The expected base compensation for this role is: $172,900- $344,800. Actual base compensation within the identified 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: 
    • 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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