Jobs / United States / General Motors Company
Staff Embedded Software Engineer
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 The Role We are looking for a skilled Staff Embedded Software Engineer with a deep understanding of distributed systems and fleet-scale device management to develop, optimize, and maintain our embedded control and data plane infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development (C/C++), a passion for open-source technologies, and experience designing and operating data-intensive pipelines together with the configuration systems that manage them across a distributed device fleet What You'll Do (Responsibilities) • Design, implement, and maintain the on-vehicle control plane that retrieves configuration from the cloud and applies it across the vehicle's ECUs. • Design, implement, and maintain the on-vehicle data plane that collects, processes, and forwards data from vehicle systems to cloud storage. • Optimize our control and data plane for reliable data egress and configuration delivery over intermittent connectivity, rapid convergence to new configuration, and a minimal CPU and memory footprint on the target ECU. • Integrate with cloud services such as Azure, AWS S3, and Firestore for configuration delivery, device state reporting, and data egress. • Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud teams to roll out new on-vehicle software and configuration safely. • Instrument our software with the observability needed to monitor the fleet, diagnose issues in production, and resolve them at the source. • Contribute to the open-source community by reporting issues, contributing to documentation, and submitting patches. • Drive the technical direction of how we manage thousands of vehicles from a single control plane, including configuration distribution, version management, device identity, and remote diagnostics. • Mentor junior and senior peers, and support team growth • Promote best practices within the software community Be an integral part of a dynamic, growing team, contributing positively to team culture and success Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. • Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, and other related languages (8+ years of hands on development experience). • Experienced developing software for Linux, Android, and QNX platforms. • Solid understanding of distributed systems, configuration management, and large-scale data pipelines. • Experience designing, developing, or operating a control plane, fleet management system, or other large-scale distributed coordination service. • Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (UDS, CAN, SOME/IP, XCP). • Familiarity with Autosar standards. • Experience in leading complex cross-organizational initiatives. • Expert in software development and optimization. • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in production environments. • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment. • Has delivered software in a production environment and supported it once in the field. What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications) • Understanding of network communication and security protocols, including mTLS and certificate-based device identity. • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their device management services (IoT Hub, IoT Core, Pub/Sub, or equivalent). • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry. • Experience building fleet management, OTA, or remote configuration systems, and contributions to Fluent Bit or other data-intensive open-source projects. • Experience working with Firestore. • Knowledge of security best practices for device provisioning, configuration delivery, and authentication of cloud-to-device t