About the posting
“Responsible for the entire life cycle of the assigned product, including requirements, system design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the software modules.”
Read the full posting on General Motors' site
Seen live Oct 23, 2026; first seen Oct 16, 2026.
Pay in context
General Motors does not list pay for this role. 21 percent of software engineering postings in Detroit, MI area do; their median is $224,000.
How long it has been open
Posted Oct 5, 2026, 19 days ago, and seen on General Motors' careers page today.
At 19 days old, it is under the 26-day median.
General Motors' postings we have seen close took a median of 5 days.
General Motors at a glance
General Motors has 621 open postings that we can see, 188 in software engineering; 19 percent list pay.
The application
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Seniority
Level: senior.
Place and cost of living
On site in Detroit, MI area; prices in MI run 4 percent below the US average.
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The software engineering market in Detroit, MI area
115 software engineering postings in Detroit, MI area are open right now, from 10 employers.
Half of them have been open 26 days or less.
From General Motors' posting
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Job Description
DUTIES: Build, integrate, and optimize the Mechatronic Abstraction Interface. Responsible for the entire life cycle of the assigned product, including requirements, system design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the software modules. Participate in the design of a best-inclass in-vehicle Abstracted Mechatronic Platform for GM new electronic architecture. Follow software development process and ensure that the designed solutions conform to architectural requirements such as scalability, maintainability, reliability, extensibility, usability and security. Hybrid Work Policy - 3 days In-office, 2 days remote - Must be able to report to local office. REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field of study and Five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer, Consultant, or related occupation OR Master's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field of study and Three (3) years of experience as a Software Engineer, Consultant, or related occupation One (1) year of experience with: Automotive control systems with RTOS platforms; Programming and debugging complex code base in C, C++; Scripting languages including shell and Python; Automotive serial communication CAN/ LIN protocols; AutoSAR and Adaptive AutoSAR developments; Service-oriented communication protocols including SOME/IP, DDS, and REST; and Scrum/Agile software development process and SCM tools. #LI-DNI
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