Senior Software Developer - Test Framework

About the role

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be onsite full-time to perform most effectively. The employee’s role enables them to work at their designated office of General Motors (Warren, MI or Sunnyvale, CA), with the expectation that the employee will be onsite at least 3 days a week.

The Role:

GM is developing the next generation of embedded platform software to deliver state of the art features to our customers, to achieve that goal our testing processes, tools, and infrastructure need to evolve along with it. We are looking for energetic engineers to help us deliver high quality test tools and infrastructure to ensure the success of our features.

As a Senior Software Developer - Test Framework at GM, you will help to lead a team developing automation solutions that will enable test automation of software across various stages of development and integration. This will include developing automation solutions and enablers that will encompass all systems and subsystems within the vehicle.

This exciting position is located in the central hub for developing automation enablers that will transform how GM develops and tests our software. The Senior Software Developer will take input from various customer teams and bring their need for automated testing of software to life. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with different business units all around GM and is terrific for technical and leadership growth!

- Own automation features and initiatives based on customer requests with a focus on automotive serial data related needs.

- Design and develop python and robot framework based automation solution scalable at the enterprise level.

- Represent the team in Test Framework technical discussions.

- Guide the team on the development of Python automation libraries that enable efficient and effective testing of the software that integrate into a global automation ecosystem.

- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members on best practices and standards.

- Work as a technical mentor to deliver the training and guidance required to develop a highly capable SW automation development team.

- Actively participate in team scrum meetings including backlog refinement, iteration planning, and retrospectives.

- Foster and maintain a positive and collaborative work environment while driving process improvement and innovative solutions.

- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends in software automation domain.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

- 5-7+ years of experience developing software solutions in popular programming languages, especially Python.

- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

- Hands-on test automation development expertise with in-depth knowledge of multiple open-source off-the-shelf tools for test automation.