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About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to help build, scale, and operate the telemetry platform that turns massive volumes of raw vehicle data into trusted, discoverable, production-grade data assets used across General Motors. This is a platform engineering role focused on building the pipelines, frameworks, quality controls, and observability capabilities that keep enterprise-scale telemetry data flowing reliably every day.

Responsibilities

Build and operate the telemetry data platform that powers connected vehicle analytics, AI, quality engineering, and software-defined vehicle innovation at global scale
Build and operate large-scale telemetry pipelines that ingest, process, and publish vehicle data at enterprise scale
Develop batch and streaming solutions using Databricks, Spark, Event Hubs, and cloud-native technologies
Create reliable, production-grade data products that support analytics, AI, engineering, and operational decision-making
Implement data quality, validation, monitoring, and observability capabilities that proactively identify issues before they impact consumers
Design systems that are scalable, resilient, cost-efficient, and easy to operate
Build tooling and frameworks that make it easier for teams to develop and deploy trusted data assets
Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and optimize large-scale distributed workloads
Improve platform reliability through automation, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and engineering best practices
Partner with product, analytics, AI, and engineering teams to deliver trusted telemetry data at scale
Help raise the engineering bar through mentorship, technical leadership, and operational excellence

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related technical field
5+ years of experience building large-scale data platforms, distributed systems, or data engineering solutions
Strong hands-on experience with Spark and distributed data processing
Strong programming skills in Python or Scala
Expert-level SQL skills
Experience with Databricks or similar large-scale analytical platforms
Experience building cloud-native solutions in Azure, AWS, or GCP
Experience with streaming technologies such as Event Hubs, Kafka, Pulsar, or similar platforms
Experience building and operating highly reliable production data pipelines
Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, and operational support capabilities
Experience designing and enforcing data quality controls, validation frameworks, and reliability standards
Experience optimizing distributed workloads for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation practices
Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills

Skills

Spark
Python
Scala
SQL
Databricks
Azure
AWS
GCP
Event Hubs
Kafka
Pulsar
CI/CD
Infrastructure as Code

Location

Warren Global Technical Center
Austin Technical Center

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
5+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related technical field

Salary/Compensations

$129,400 - $168,650

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

About the Company

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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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 1-800-865-7580. 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.