Hybrid Staff Software Release Engineer

at General Motors

• Job title: Staff Software Release Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $160,000 - $240,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, Jenkins, Linux, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Milford, United States

About the role

• Software Release Engineer managing VCU and CCU software release trains for automotive solutions. Overseeing release readiness, integration, and building processes for embedded software.

Responsibilities

• Own the VCU and CCU release trains: release calendar, cadence, and the definition/scope of each software release.
• Decide which supplier drops, GELOS version, and GM components are included in each release, incorporating input from Supplier Management and Release Engineering individuals on your team.
• Own release readiness and gating (criteria, go/no-go); communicate release contents, known issues, and supported programs.
• Own technical integration and builds for both: (a) Supplier drops into GM branches/environments and (b) full CCU/VCU images.
• Manage branching strategies, merges, cherry-picks, and CI/CD pipelines for CCU and VCU images.
• Coordinate initial integration and sanity checks; designate builds as release candidates from a technical perspective.
• Provide readiness input to Release Management and technical evidence to Supplier Management when issues must be escalated to their relevant supplier.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience in software release engineering, build & integration, or related role (automotive or embedded preferred).
• Strong experience with release train management and complex multi-consumer releases.
• Hands-on with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar) and build systems.
• Proficiency with Git and large mono-repo or multi-repo workflows.
• Experience building and integrating BSPs, SoC drops, or embedded Android/Linux/platform images.
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation and tool development.
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional coordination with suppliers, developers, and program teams, along with the ability to communicate succinctly with various levels of an organization.

Benefits

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