Senior Dev/QA - Vehicle Observability

Vacancy Status:

This posting is for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.

AI Disclosure:

As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role

Work Arrangement : Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week, at minimum. 

  The Role 

At General Motors, we envision a future with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. We are building the next generation of vehicle compute platforms and redefining how automotive software is developed, deployed, and monitored. 

The Vehicle Observability team enables safe, reliable, and observable software across vehicles, edge, and cloud. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail‑oriented Senior Dev / QA Engineer – Vehicle Observability Platform to join our team. 

You will lead the initiative to automate testing of our vehicle observability platform end‑to‑end. You will define and execute test strategies that validate the functionality, performance, and robustness of observability and control‑plane solutions across multiple controllers and back‑end services. You will work directly with embedded and distributed systems, build scalable automated tests, and partner with development teams to deliver high‑quality, well‑instrumented releases. 

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities) 

• Test Planning & Strategy: Own test strategies for the vehicle observability software and related data/control‑plane software, with coverage from unit to in‑vehicle testing, derived from Confluence/Jira requirements. 

• Requirements Coverage & Compliance: Ensure tests cover functional, platform, performance, non‑functional, observability‑of‑observability, data‑governance, and test‑driven requirement categories. 

• Test Design & Execution: Design and execute automated and targeted manual tests for observability software APIs (C++, Java, C) across multiple ECUs and host environments, including multi‑threaded and multi‑instance scenarios. 

• Automation & Tooling: Build and maintain automated suites and harnesses around the observability software (e.g., sample host services, supervisor test apps) using an in‑house automation framework, gtest/JUnit, Robot Framework, Python, CI systems, and X‑Ray. 

• Bench & Vehicle Testing: Use HIL/SIL environments and in‑vehicle setups to run functional, performance, and exposure tests, analyzing logs and telemetry to confirm requirement compliance and find defects. 

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Use metrics, logs, traces, and CPU/memory profiling to define quality/performance KPIs, validate performance requirements (e.g., per‑operation latency, async export), and summarize findings for stakeholders. 

• Defect Management & Quality Advocacy: Log, triage, and drive defects to resolution; champion quality, resiliency, and testability in design and code reviews. 

• Documentation & Traceability: Maintain concise test plans, procedures, and reports, and keep clear requirement‑to‑test traceability. 

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner with development, platform/infrastructure, architecture, product, and release teams to align requirements, resolve integration issues, and ship on time. 

• Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Coach other engineers on test design, automation, and observability best practices; contribute to shared patterns and guidelines. 

• Process & Practice Improvement: Refine test processes, CI integration, test selection, and flakiness reduction to shorten feedback loops and increase confidence in releases. 

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). 

• Typically 5+ years in software and/or embedded systems testing, including automotive or other safety/mission‑critical domains. 

• Experience with both manual and automated testing. 

• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute test strategies for complex systems. 

• Proven experience testing embedded systems and/or distributed services, with large‑scale automated test suites. 

• Strong programming/scripting in C/C++, Java, and/or Python for test automation and tooling. 

• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Robot Framework) and CI systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps). 

• Experience with HIL and/or SIL testing tools or equivalent platforms. 

• Solid understanding of vehicle communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet; OBD‑II a plus). 

• Hands‑on use of version control (e.g., Git). 

• Familiarity with performance and profiling tools for diagnosing system issues. 

• Experience with API testing (e.g., Insomnia, Postman). 

• Ability to read requirements/architecture documents and turn them into effective test designs. 

• Experience with network protocol analysis tools such as Wireshark. 

Soft Skills (Required) 

• Strong ownership mindset; able to drive test planning and execution across teams. 

• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with a data‑driven approach. 

• Clear, concise verbal and written communication for both technical and non‑technical audiences. 

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment. 

• High attention to detail and consistent focus on quality, safety, and customer impact. 

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)  

• Experience on vehicle observability or related platform capabilities. 

• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and modern observability stacks (metrics, logs, traces). 

• Experience with CI/CD tooling beyond basics (e.g., pipeline design, test orchestration, quality gates). 

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes) in vehicle or edge contexts. 

• Track record leading quality efforts for cross‑team or multi‑component initiatives. 

• Contributions to internal frameworks or open‑source projects in test automation, quality engineering, or observability.