Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Job Description

General Motors Israel (Herzliya) takes a significant part in shaping the autonomous vehicle. We shape the face of the future vehicles in diverse fields by developing cutting edge technologies.

Within GM Israel, over 850 people working in an hybrid flexible mode on one of the most exciting challenges of our days.

GM is committed to Zero Emission, Zero Crashes and Zero Congestion vision.

We work on driver-assistance technology that enables hands-free driving in 95% percent of all driving scenarios. A door-to-door hands-free driving technology that will enable GM’s goal of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.

In our Perception AI team, we use machine learning techniques to develop robust algorithms that enable vehicles to perceive and interpret their surroundings accurately and in real-time. The task is highly challenging and involves dealing with complex environments, different light and weather conditions and processing data from many sensors with different sensing modalities.
Developing such revolutionary product requires cutting-edge SW infrastructures, allowing developing in scale, working with big data, and using computation using thousands core cluster - and this is main goal of our AI Engineering group .

We are looking for Senior Backend SW Engineer to join our Perception’s AI Engineering group.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of big data, cloud computing, and machine learning, enabling cutting-edge research and development initiatives.

What will YOU do?

Designing, implementing, and managing large-scale data processing systems leveraging cloud infrastructure.

Develop AI/ML infrastructure tools supporting hundreds of trainings in parallel

Develop a scalable process of ingestion and enrichment of the data, support continuing increases in data volume and complexity - petabytes scale on thousands core cluster.

Collaborate with other groups to shape the SW methodology and policy of GM autonomous driving SW

Develop asynchronous code with high emphasis on performance

Additional Job Description

What are we looking for?

B.Sc. in computer science or equivalent experience

Over 5 years of experience as software engineer

Experience in one of the following – Python, Java, C#

Solid background in distributed data processing microservices building high-quality, scalable data products (using Spark or equivalent).

It’s an advantage if you have:

M.Sc. in computer science or equivalent experience

Solid background in deep learning infrastructure development and large scale applications

Azure cloud experience / PyTorch experience

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.