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Senior Software Engineer - Serial Data / Vehicle Architecture
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles171 certified filings for “Senior Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in MI: $140k–$163k, median $150k. Most were filed at wage level IV (74%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — General Motors Company
The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Milford, MI, three times per week. The Role We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop, validate, deploy, and maintain an agnostic software tool chain that supports multiple GM vehicle architectures and enables Tier 1 suppliers to build software to GM specifications. This role owns the technical direction of the tool chain and requires strong expertise in serial data, requirements, and complex vehicle scenarios, with the ability to translate them into lower-level simulated environments for testing and validation. What You'll Do • Lead technical solution development, including requirements definition, functional decomposition, analysis, development, and testing for current, new, and major programs. • Lead software system design activities and software anomaly correction efforts. • Perform complex design analysis. • Promote and support common software engineering best practices across the software community. • Serve as a subject matter expert for at least one platform or application component and backup support for another. • Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to software development processes, methodologies, and tools. • Develop and maintain test tools for serial data CAN communication and ethernet communication across vehicle architectures. • Design, develop, and execute performance validation strategies and tests for new and existing software features and systems. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Tier 1 suppliers, manufacturing, and integration teams to support seamless software integration and deployment. • Develop and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, test plans, user guides, and root cause analysis reports. • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence. • Stay current on industry best practices, emerging technologies, and automotive software trends. Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications) • At least 5-7 years of experience with hands on Python and/or C#. • High level experience with Vector / CAPL Scripts. • Strong experience developing and maintaining software tool chains. • Strong understanding of serial data, requirements, and complex vehicle scenarios. • Ability to translate complex vehicle scenarios into lower-level simulated environments for testing and validation. • Experience supporting multiple vehicle architectures. • Ability to lead technical solution development, including requirements, analysis, development, and testing. • Experience with serial data CAN communication. • Experience with SOMEIP ethernet communication development. • Experience with automotive cyber security. • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers. • Experience creating technical documentation, including design specifications, user guides, and integrating test plans. • Ability to provide technical leadership, serve as a subject matter expert, and mentor junior engineers. • Experience with Ethernet communication protocol debug, utilizes tools such as wireshark. Additional Information: GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)” This role may be eligible for relocation benefits. About