Senior SW Engineer, Data Recording
General Motors · San Juan, PR
$129,400–$198,400from the description
Jul 21, 2026
San Juan, PR
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building and leading the logging and data recording infrastructure that connects autonomous vehicle development and retail fleets. The work centers on designing high-performance, real-time data collection and routing systems in C/C++ for Linux and QNX-based automotive edge devices, with attention to privacy, reliability, and quality of service. The role suits experienced systems engineers comfortable with low-latency design, IPC, and cross-team technical leadership.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
Posted 9 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 310 people in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 130–460
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,635 (middle half $104,090–$156,640). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is based at General Motors (AV Platform Core), most likely in the Detroit metro area or a GM AV hub; no specific city is stated in the posting, though compensation disclosures reference NY, CO, CA, and WA — the role may be located in one of those states or be multi-location. The Detroit CBSA is used as a best-guess GM HQ anchor.
Degree requirement is listed as 'BS/MS … or equivalent experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
IPC is listed as a required capability ('Experience designing IPC, messaging, or distributed data systems'); no single named technology is mandated, so IPC is captured as the canonical skill representing that gate.
CI/CD and build systems appear in the required qualifications section ('CI/build systems') and are captured as a hard gate; Bazel and CMake appear only under preferred qualifications.
QNX appears in both the role narrative (context) and the preferred qualifications section; it is marked preferred accordingly.
Total years of experience is not explicitly stated as a numeric floor in the posting.
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