Senior AI/ML Engineer
Location: Sunnyvale, California, US
Recruiter: General Motors
Date posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Job Description:
Job Description
Senior AI/ML Engineer, AV ML Infra
WereGeneral Motors (GM), a company driving the future of mobility with advanced self-driving and electric vehicle technologies.
Werebuilding the worlds most innovative autonomous vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.
GM employees have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields.With a culture of internal mobility,theresan opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers anddoersto succeed.
If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impactinthe world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving vehicles, join us.
About the team:
The AV ML Infra team at GM builds ML infrastructure designed to meet the unique demands of AI and ML innovation, supporting a wide range of use cases across teams such as Embodied AI, Simulation, Data Science, and more. We enable scalable and efficient ML experimentation, enhance the productivity of ML engineers, and drive the adoption ofcutting-edgeML techniques.
Our ML infrastructure includes:
AI Validation & Inference:Ensures robust model performance by running large-scale simulation workloads and managing reliable ML inference pipelines.
ML Compute:Streamlines andoptimizeslarge-scale ML training and inference across cloud and on-premcomputeresources.
AV Pipelines & Lineage:Automates ML workflows while tracking data and model lineage across diverse infrastructures, accelerating engineering velocity and ensuring reproducibility.
Together, these tools and systems empower GM to tackle the complexities of autonomous driving technology andexpediteour path to commercialization.
Position Overview:
As aSenior AI/ML Engineer, you will focus on designing and implementing scalable ML infrastructure solutions. You will take ownership of key technical projects, provide mentorship to junior engineers, and collaborate across teams to solve complex problems. This is an individual contributor role emphasizing deep technical impact rather than leadership of large teams.
Note: This role is part of an ML infrastructure engineering team and does not involve applying machine learning models for specific tasks. The focus is on developing infrastructure products that empower GM teams to perform machine learning and data science atscale.
Whatyoullbe doing:
Design & Implementation:Utilizethe latest cloud technologies (GCP/Azure) to design, implement, and test scalable distributed computing and data processing solutions in the cloud.
Project Ownership:Take ownership of technical projects frominceptionto completion, contribute to the product roadmap, and make informed decisions on major technical trade-offs.
Collaboration:Engage effectively in team planning, code reviews, and design discussions, considering the impact of projects across multiple teams while proactively managing conflicts.
Mentorship & Recruitment:Conduct technical interviews with calibrated standards, onboard, and mentor engineers and interns, fostering a culture of growth and knowledge sharing.
What you must have:
5+ years of experience, with a strong background in large-scale distributed systems preferred.
1+ years of experience leading and driving large-scale initiatives.
Proficiencyin building scalable infrastructureon the cloudusing Python, C++, Golang, or similar languages.
Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
Demonstrated ability to develop andmaintainsystems at scale.
A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
A passion for autonomous vehicle technology and its transformative potential.
Strong attention to detail anda commitmentto accuracy.
A proventrack recordof efficiently solving complex problems.
A startup mentality with a willingness to embrace uncertainty and wear multiple hats.
Bonus Points:
Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services.
Experience with open-source orchestration platforms such as Kubeflow, Flyte, Airflow, etc.
Experience with Kubernetes.
Understanding ofMachine Learning (ML) models/pipelines.
Python/C++/Golangproficiency.
Relevant publications.
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
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