Staff Software Engineer, AI for Developer Productivity

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer to join the Virtualization & Embedded Software Development Tools organization. In this role, you will apply artificial intelligence to improve developer productivity, modernize engineering workflows, and advance toolchain capabilities across embedded software development.

What You Will Do

Define the technical vision for AI-powered developer productivity capabilities across engineering tools and workflows, design, develop, and deliver AI-powered solutions that reduce manual effort, accelerate issue resolution, and improve software quality.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role is ideal for a recognized technical expert who thrives in ambiguity, works independently with broad latitude, influences key technical decisions, and leads large cross-functional efforts with broad visibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, developer tooling, platform engineering, machine learning engineering, applied AI, or a closely related field
• Strong expertise building and shipping production software systems, with proficiency in Python and at least one additional language used in engineering tooling environments
• Demonstrated expertise applying AI and LLM-based approaches to engineering problems such as code analysis, workflow automation, knowledge retrieval, summarization, troubleshooting, or developer productivity support
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, system design, APIs, data flows, observability, and production operations
• Experience integrating AI-powered capabilities into enterprise platforms, engineering tools, or CI/CD systems
• Experience with cloud services, containerization, and orchestration technologies
• Strong knowledge of secure engineering practices and responsible AI guardrails
• Demonstrated success leading technically ambiguous, cross-functional efforts from concept through production deployment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction across teams without formal authority

Benefits

• 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