About GM
There’s never been a more exciting time to work for General Motors.
To achieve our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, we need people to join us who are passionate about creating safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. This bold vision won’t happen overnight, but just as we transformed how the world moved in the last century, we are committed to transforming how we move today and in the future.
Why Work for Us
Our culture is focused on building inclusive teams, where differences and unique perspectives are embraced so you can contribute to your fullest potential as you pursue your career. Our locations feature a variety of work environments, including open work spaces and virtual connection platforms to inspire productivity and flexible collaboration. And we are proud to support our employees volunteer interests, and make it a priority to join together in efforts that give back to our communities.
Job Description
As an in-vehicle software engineer you can join a team of dedicated and forward-thinking individuals committed to zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion! In this role you'll be collaborating on a SCRUM team to build and deliver customer centric infotainment experiences - like the Alexa voice assistant. You’ll be writing Android/Java code and unit tests, as well as participate in all parts of the software delivery lifecycle including sprint planning, development, demos, retrospectives and deployment to production vehicles!
Responsibilities
- Write, test and debug Android software on embedded vehicle systems with agility
- Analyze software defects; resolve root cause, build software solution, test and verify closure.
- Collaborate with teams from multiple groups to meet project landmarks
- Participate and contribute to agile events - sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, retrospectives and scaled agile events, specifically PI planning
- Develop software code packages in Java, Kotlin and Javascript
- Develop and automate test cases to maintain product quality
- Maintain and continuously improve team’s workflow and deployment processes
- Perform analysis, resolution, and tracking of defects to closure
- Collaborate and participate in architecture, requirements, design, code, and test case reviews.
- Work closely with other team leads to support triage and resolution of intricate system problems in a timely manner
- Interact and facilitate with internal teams and external development partners during all phases of development and integration
Required experience and skills
- BS in Computer Science or other related field of study and applicable work experience
- 5+ years of experience on a team developing native Android apps.
- Crafting and writing software technical specifications, writing software code and performing unit testing
- Writing automated tests, preferably using test driven development patterns
- Applying current technology to tackle technical problems and ensuring system and application performance is optimized
- Working with business units to improve efficiency and remove barriers in applications
- Working with product teams on new product ideas, designs, prototypes and estimates
- Maintaining coding standards to facilitate code maintenance and improvement
- Providing deep systems support (programming, architecture, system analysis) for the Applications team
- Experience on SCRUM teams
Preferred experience
- 2+ years in an automotive environment
- Experience with Java 8 and RX Java in a production application
- Experience developing apps that interact with web services (REST, JSON)
- Experience with frameworks such as Dagger and design patterns such as MVP, Singleton, Factory
- Experience with native Android HIG and UI development standard methodologies – Android Material Design
- Experience with scaled agile framework
- Experience with building for virtual assistants
- Experience with Android Studio and Auto
- Experience with the publishing process for Google app store
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
Diversity Information
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
If interested in the role, please email me your resume to and put the JR-000031488 in the email header. Thank you so much for your time and review.