Staff Software Engineer – Core OS, Vehicle Compute

General Motors

. Own critical hypervisor and virtual machine capabilities, including virtual machine definitions, CPU and memory partitioning, device assignment and passthrough, and virtio-based device models .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeMountain View • California • United StatesLead💰 $160,200 - $330,400 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep expertise in embedded systems and kernel-level software development, particularly with Arm-based SoCs and hypervisor integration. Proficient in optimizing system performance and debugging across complex software stacks while leading technical initiatives and mentoring teams.

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Embedded Systems DevelopmentHypervisor IntegrationC and C++ ProficiencyCI/CD Pipeline ExperienceLinux Kernel Subsystems

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Hard Skills

Embedded Software DevelopmentOperating-System-Level SoftwareDevice VirtualizationReal-Time Operating SystemsBootloadersSystem Performance OptimizationDebuggingPython ScriptingShell ScriptingAutomated Testing

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

GitGitHubYoctoQNXAOSPPodmanSystemdGDBPerfFtrace

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree (Preferred)

Industry Keywords

Automotive Functional SafetyISO 26262ASILAutomotive CybersecurityISO/SAE 21434Trusted Execution EnvironmentsSecure-Boot Chains

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCyber SecurityLinuxPythonRustShell ScriptingC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own critical hypervisor and virtual machine capabilities, including virtual machine definitions, CPU and memory partitioning, device assignment and passthrough, and virtio-based device models
Design and optimize communication between virtual machines using shared memory, message passing, and virtualized I/O
Enable and maintain guest operating systems across embedded Linux, Yocto-based distributions, Android, and QNX
Implement and optimize boot and secure-boot chains across partitions
Build platform services for resource governance, health monitoring, watchdogs, fault detection, fault handling, and recovery
Develop container-runtime and workload-management capabilities for in-vehicle applications
Profile, optimize, and debug CPU, memory, I/O, and interrupt behavior across the virtualized stack
Lead root-cause analysis across guest operating systems, hypervisors, firmware, and silicon
Improve engineering quality through CI/CD, bench and hardware-in-the-loop automation, validation strategies, Git and GitHub workflows, and code reviews
Mentor engineers and collaborate with silicon enablement, guest operating system, BSP, functional safety, and cybersecurity teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience
Ten or more years of professional experience in embedded, systems, or kernel-level software development, including production software in automotive or similarly complex embedded domains
Deep expertise in operating-system-level software on Arm-based system-on-chips (SoCs)
Experience with hypervisor integration, virtual machine configuration, device virtualization, real-time operating systems, deterministic scheduling, Linux kernel subsystems, bootloaders, secure boot, and platform startup sequencing
Experience delivering commercial embedded systems using Yocto or comparable embedded build systems
Strong experience with system performance, optimization, and complex debugging across hardware, firmware, hypervisors, kernels, and user space
Experience with Git, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and release-quality platform software engineering
Strong proficiency in C and C++, plus practical experience with Python and shell scripting
Demonstrated technical leadership through architecture contributions, mentoring, design reviews, code reviews, and cross-team execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred: Master’s degree
Preferred: Experience with Gunyah, QNX Hypervisor, Xen, KVM/Arm, QNX SDP, AOSP, Android Automotive, automotive functional safety, ISO 26262, ASIL, automotive cybersecurity, ISO/SAE 21434, OCI runtimes, Podman, systemd-based isolation, trusted execution environments, secure-boot chains, key management, Rust, GDB, perf, ftrace, strace, hypervisor-level tracing, and open-source virtualization or operating-system projects

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus potential through an incentive pay program based on company, job-level, and individual performance
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement savings plan
Sickness and accident benefits
Life insurance
Paid vacation and holidays
Tuition assistance programs
Employee assistance program
GM vehicle discounts
Potential relocation benefits