Hiring: Software Manager, AV Platform OS and Drivers Company: General Motors Location: Sunnyvale, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 18:02:41 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : C, C++, Linux About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience in embedded software, systems software, platform software, or low-level Linux development •2+ years of engineering management or technical team leadership experience Required Skills: •Job Summary •We are seeking a •Software Engineering Manager •to lead development of core Platform OS and driver software that enables reliable, scalable, and high-performance compute platforms. This role is responsible for building and leading a strong engineering team across platform operating system software, board support packages, hardware abstraction layers, and device drivers. •The ideal candidate brings a strong technical foundation in embedded systems and low-level software, along with proven people leadership. They will drive execution across platform bring-up, software integration, performance, stability, and cross-functional delivery while partnering closely with hardware, systems, validation, product, and program teams. •This is an L8 Software Engineering Manager role supporting a location-flexible hybrid work model. •As the Software Engineering Manager for Platform OS and Drivers, you will lead a team responsible for foundational software that powers next-generation vehicle compute platforms. You will balance technical direction, delivery execution, and people leadership to ensure the team delivers robust platform capabilities that downstream product and feature teams can depend on. •You will work across the full platform lifecycle, including architecture, bring-up, integration, debugging, optimization, quality, and long-term maintainability. Success in this role requires strong systems thinking, clear prioritization, and the ability to align teams across hardware and software boundaries. •What You'll Do •Lead and grow a team of software engineers working across Platform OS, BSP, kernel-level software, hardware abstraction layers, and device drivers •Set technical direction and execution priorities for low-level platform software development •Drive platform bring-up activities for new hardware and software releases •Oversee development, integration, and maintenance of drivers for key compute, storage, networking, sensor, and peripheral interfaces •Partner with hardware, silicon, systems, middleware, validation, and program teams to deliver stable platform capabilities on schedule •Establish engineering processes for design reviews, code quality, debugging, root cause analysis, test coverage, and release readiness Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or work equivalent experience. •8+ years of experience in embedded software, systems software, platform software, or low-level Linux development •2+ years of engineering management or technical team leadership experience •Strong experience with embedded C and C++ •Strong understanding of operating systems, kernel concepts, multithreading, memory management, device drivers, and hardware-software interfaces Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!