General Motors
Senior Software Product Engineer, Behavior Validation
General Motors, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
Senior Software Product Engineer, Behavior Validation
Job Description
Hybrid:
This role is categorized as hybrid in office.
Role:
As a Senior Software Product Engineer on the Behavior Validation team within the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization, you will play a key role in managing and evolving complex behavior validation products such as the Behavior Validation Scorecard. This role combines strong product‑facing responsibilities with technical expertise to ensure that validation tools meet the needs of engineering, safety, and product stakeholders. You will build strong relationships with partner teams—including Embodied AI (EAI), safety, and product management—to align priorities and deliver impactful improvements. You will leverage data‑driven approaches, such as Pareto analysis, to prioritize enhancements and guide roadmap decisions for our internal team. Additionally, you will contribute hands‑on technical work, including prototyping improvements in Python, to accelerate innovation and ensure scalability.
What You’ll Do
Serve as a product‑facing systems engineer for the Behavior Validation Scorecard and related tools.
Build and maintain strong relationships with partner teams (EAI, safety, product) to align priorities and requirements.
Use Pareto analysis and other prioritization techniques to identify and rank improvements for validation products.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define roadmaps and success metrics for behavior validation tools.
Prototype technical improvements using Python and related technologies to accelerate feature development.
Ensure that validation products are scalable, reliable, and aligned with AV launch and release decision processes.
Your Skills & Abilities
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
4+ years of experience in systems engineering, software product development, or technical program management.
Strong ability to bridge technical and product domains, translating stakeholder needs into actionable solutions.
Proficiency in Python for prototyping and data analysis.
Experience with data-driven prioritization techniques (e.g., Pareto analysis) and roadmap planning.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work across diverse teams.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge
Experience managing complex validation or analytics products in safety-critical domains.
Familiarity with autonomous vehicle development, ADAS systems, or robotics.
Strong background in data visualization and reporting tools for communicating priorities and progress.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross‑functional alignment and deliver impactful product improvements.
Experience with simulation environments and validation frameworks.
Compensation
The expected base compensation for this role is $148,000–$226,200. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Potential commissions and other incentive pay may apply.
Bonus potential: an incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits
GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview From day one, we’re looking out for your well-being—at work and at home—so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting
Total Rewards resources .
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.) General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit
How we Hire .
Accommodations General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment,
email
us or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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Hybrid:
This role is categorized as hybrid in office.
Role:
As a Senior Software Product Engineer on the Behavior Validation team within the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization, you will play a key role in managing and evolving complex behavior validation products such as the Behavior Validation Scorecard. This role combines strong product‑facing responsibilities with technical expertise to ensure that validation tools meet the needs of engineering, safety, and product stakeholders. You will build strong relationships with partner teams—including Embodied AI (EAI), safety, and product management—to align priorities and deliver impactful improvements. You will leverage data‑driven approaches, such as Pareto analysis, to prioritize enhancements and guide roadmap decisions for our internal team. Additionally, you will contribute hands‑on technical work, including prototyping improvements in Python, to accelerate innovation and ensure scalability.
What You’ll Do
Serve as a product‑facing systems engineer for the Behavior Validation Scorecard and related tools.
Build and maintain strong relationships with partner teams (EAI, safety, product) to align priorities and requirements.
Use Pareto analysis and other prioritization techniques to identify and rank improvements for validation products.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define roadmaps and success metrics for behavior validation tools.
Prototype technical improvements using Python and related technologies to accelerate feature development.
Ensure that validation products are scalable, reliable, and aligned with AV launch and release decision processes.
Your Skills & Abilities
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
4+ years of experience in systems engineering, software product development, or technical program management.
Strong ability to bridge technical and product domains, translating stakeholder needs into actionable solutions.
Proficiency in Python for prototyping and data analysis.
Experience with data-driven prioritization techniques (e.g., Pareto analysis) and roadmap planning.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work across diverse teams.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge
Experience managing complex validation or analytics products in safety-critical domains.
Familiarity with autonomous vehicle development, ADAS systems, or robotics.
Strong background in data visualization and reporting tools for communicating priorities and progress.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross‑functional alignment and deliver impactful product improvements.
Experience with simulation environments and validation frameworks.
Compensation
The expected base compensation for this role is $148,000–$226,200. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
Potential commissions and other incentive pay may apply.
Bonus potential: an incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits
GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview From day one, we’re looking out for your well-being—at work and at home—so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting
Total Rewards resources .
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.) General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit
How we Hire .
Accommodations General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment,
us or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing, and IT Services and IT Consulting
#J-18808-Ljbffr