Staff ML Engineer, Inference Platform at General Motors

Mountain View, California, United States

General Motors Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Automotive, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous VehiclesIndustries

Requirements

  • 8+ years of industry experience, with focus on machine learning systems or high performance backend services
  • Expertise in either Go, Python, C++ or other relevant coding languages
  • Expertise in ML inference, model serving frameworks (triton, rayserve, vLLM etc)
  • Strong communication skills and a proven ability to drive cross-functional initiatives
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, or AWS
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment with ever-evolving priorities
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Hands-on experience building ML infrastructure platforms for model serving/inference
  • Experience working with or designing interfaces, apis and clients for ML workflows
  • Experience with Ray framework, and/or vLLM
  • Experience with distributed systems, and handling large-scale data processing
  • Familiarity with telemetry, and other feedback loops to inform product improvements
  • Familiarity with hardware acceleration (GPUs) and optimizations for inference workloads
  • Contributions to open-source

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core platform backend software components
  • Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to understand critical workflows, parse them to platform requirements, and deliver incremental value
  • Lead technical decision-making on model serving strategies, orchestration, caching, model versioning, and auto-scaling mechanisms
  • Drive the development of monitoring, observability, and metrics to ensure reliability, performance, and resource optimization of inference services
  • Proactively research and integrate state-of-the-art model serving frameworks, hardware accelerators, and distributed computing techniques
  • Lead large-scale technical initiatives across GM’s ML ecosystem
  • Raise the engineering bar through technical leadership, establishing best practices
  • Contribute to open source projects; represent GM in relevant communities

Skills

Distributed Systems
ML Inference
Model Serving
GPU Utilization
Scalability
Concurrency
Cloud Platforms
ML Workflows

General Motors

Designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles

About General Motors

General Motors designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles and vehicle parts, catering to individual consumers, businesses, and government entities. The company operates in both traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and the growing electric vehicle (EV) market, generating revenue through vehicle sales and financing services. GM stands out from competitors with its commitment to community service, sustainability, and diversity, as evidenced by a majority female Board of Directors. The company's goal is to balance traditional automotive manufacturing with technological advancements in electric and autonomous vehicles.

Detroit, MichiganHeadquarters
1908Year Founded
$486.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Automotive & Transportation, Financial ServicesIndustries
10,001+Employees

Benefits

Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) Company Match
401(k) Retirement Plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Assistance
Flexible Work Hours
Discount on GM vehicles

Risks

Shutting down Cruise Robotaxi may affect investor confidence in GM's AV strategy.
Chevrolet Equinox EV recall could harm GM's safety reputation.
Leadership transition in design may disrupt continuity and brand identity.

Differentiation

GM's Dynamic Fuel Management system enhances fuel efficiency in traditional vehicles.
GM leads in board diversity with 55% women directors.
GM's pivot to personal autonomous vehicles aligns with consumer trends.

Upsides

Partnership with Nvidia boosts GM's autonomous vehicle technology capabilities.
Collaboration with ChargePoint expands EV charging infrastructure, enhancing consumer appeal.
Bryan Nesbitt's appointment as design head may bring innovation to GM's vehicle design.

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