Senior Software Engineering

Job Description
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 roleWork Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three days per week, at minimumThe Role:The Data Engineering organization at General Motors Canada is building a unified, scalable Vehicle Observability Data Architecture to deliver consistent, secure, high-fidelity data from vehicle ECUs to the cloud. We're seeking a Senior Device Data Capture SDK Software Engineer to design and integrate embedded data pipelines across diverse in-vehicle platforms, ensuring cohesive interaction between the control plane (configuration, arbitration, lifecycle) and the data plane (streaming telemetry and file-based transfer).
In this role you'll evolve the embedded Device Data Capture (DDC) SDK. The SDK is our shared, OpenTelemetry-based library and the common integration path for all application teams across the vehicle software stack. That means more than emitting telemetry: you'll work on the remote configuration and data governance that determines what gets collected, at what granularity, and under whose control, so telemetry volume and data-governance policy can be managed fleet-wide without rebuilding applications.
The ideal candidate brings deep embedded expertise in C/C++ and a track record of delivering Automotive or similar safety critical software. You will deliver an SDK targeting Android, Linux, and QNX. This will require hands-on experience scaling observability data flows from ECU to cloud. You're comfortable operating under tight resource constraints on production ECUs, and rigorous around reliability, performance, and data privacy. Equally important, you can partner across platform teams, driving integration, alignment, and adoption well beyond your own codebase as an integral part of a new and energetic team.

What You'll Do
(Responsibilities)SDK Design & Platform DeliveryDesign and evolve the DDC SDK's public API surface (the contracts application teams build against), owning decisions on abstraction boundaries, backward compatibility, and versioningDefine and implement observability software across Android Automotive, Linux, and QNX, including platform wrappers, packaging, and build-system support for consumers on differing toolchainsSustain the library in production, triage and resolve defects reported by integrating teams, maintain existing features across platform releases, and manage the deprecation path when interfaces must changeControl Plane IntegrationBuild and extend configuration retrieval, validation, arbitration, and persistence with fallback to last-known-goodExtend the remote configuration and governance model, instance-level and global controls, precedence and resolution logic that let telemetry volume and data-governance policy be enforced fleet-wide without rebuilding application artifactsData Plane IntegrationSpecify and implement delivery behaviors that stay dependable under varying connectivity and resource conditionsSupport vehicle-local data access mechanisms (e.g., USB-based retrieval) when connectivity is limitedReliability, Performance & SecurityImplement runtime controls to enable and disable observability data at the granularity integrators and platform owners each needBenchmark and tune footprint, CPU, and throughput on target hardware under production resource constraintsEnsure compliance with cybersecurity and data-protection requirements for local and remote access to observability data, including declaring emitted metrics and traces for certification and keeping sensitive data out of telemetryIntegration & AdoptionPartner directly with integrating platform teams to scope requirements, unblock integration, evaluate implementation options, and drive adoption of the DDC SDK over one-off wrappersContribute to roadmap planning across upcoming platform releases, balancing integrator requests against long-term library directionQuality, Documentation & Testin gLead code, design, and test case reviews, operate autonomously on ambiguous problems, and mentor others on the teamOwn verification end to end: unit and integration testing, plus validation on bench and vehicle ahead of releaseShepherd changes through release and change-review governance with required approvals, passing quality gates, and test evidence in handProduce integration guides, configuration references, design documents, and operational runbooks that let teams onboard without hand-holdingLead code and design reviews, operate autonomously on ambiguous problems, and mentor engineers on the teamYour Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience5+ years in embedded software development or systems engineer