General Motors
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Core OS — Vehicle Compute
$239K–$366K
Mountain View, California, United States of America +1 · Remote/Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, California, United States of America
Work From Home - Washington - Experience
- 10+ years in embedded or systems software; 5+ years of engineering leadership. Preferred: 12+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or related fields. Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field.
About the job
Build and lead GM’s Core OS organization, setting its architecture and delivering the operating-system foundation for shared vehicle compute platforms.
What you'll do
- Hire and lead the engineering team; define its charter, architecture, roadmap, and platform KPIs.
- Deliver hypervisor, virtualization, safety and health management, secure boot, containerization, and shared services for Linux, Android, and QNX.
- Coordinate with silicon, safety, cybersecurity, application platform, vehicle program, and vendor teams to deliver production milestones.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of embedded or systems software experience, with a foundation in OS internals, virtualization, or real-time systems.
- 5+ years of engineering leadership, including leading senior engineers and managers.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Production-grade OS or platform software delivery experience on SoC-based or embedded systems.
Nice to have
- 12+ years of embedded or systems software experience; Master’s degree in a related field.
- Experience with hypervisors, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, embedded containers, Yocto, Android, QNX, automotive standards, or Qualcomm Automotive SoCs.
Pay
238,700 - 365,700 USD base salary
Tools
Yocto, Android, QNX, Gunyah, QNX Hypervisor, Xen, KVM/ARM, virtio
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