Staff/Principal Software Engineer - Embedded & Android

About the role

General Motors Israel (Herzliya) is hiring a Staff/Principal Software Engineer for its Within Vehicle Camera Services team, which builds camera-based solutions for vehicle safety, driver assistance and connected experiences. The role reports directly to the Director of Software Engineering and is a senior technical leadership position combining deep hands-on software engineering with the ability to drive change across teams, domains and technical layers. It spans Android, RTOS, embedded systems, platform integration and product delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technically complex efforts across Android, RTOS and embedded software domains.
• Drive architecture, design and implementation decisions for critical software systems and cross-domain integrations.
• Stay close to the code in ambiguous, high-risk or high-impact areas and resolve systemic technical issues.
• Influence software direction across platform, application, integration and vehicle levels.
• Partner with engineering leaders, architects, systems engineering and program teams to align technical strategy with execution.
• Translate product and organizational needs into technical plans and measurable outcomes.
• Raise the technical bar through design reviews, code quality and engineering rigor.
• Improve development practices, integration approaches, debugging efficiency and delivery predictability.
• Mentor engineers and help the organization make sound tradeoffs across speed, quality, scalability and maintainability.

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Over 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience building complex production systems.
• Proven track record of driving technical outcomes across multiple teams or domains.
• Ability to work at a senior level with directors, senior managers, architects and cross-functional leaders.
• Experience in large-scale, cross-site, cross-functional software organizations.

Required skills

• Embedded software development, including low-level debugging, performance analysis and system integration.
• Significant experience with Android and/or RTOS-based systems in production.
• Strong C++ and/or C in complex software systems.
• System design, architecture, concurrency, debugging, performance and maintainability.
• Preferred: automotive, camera systems, computer vision pipelines, real-time or resource-constrained environments, Android internals, middleware and BSP work, M.Sc. or advanced technical degree.