Hybrid Senior Digital Twin Software Engineer

at General Motors

• Job title: Senior Digital Twin Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Angular, GRPC, IoT, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, React, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer on the Digital Twin team designing, building, and scaling applications for manufacturing. Collaborate across teams to integrate advanced robotic simulation and automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for robotic simulation environments and automation frameworks
• Build and integrate 3D modules (e.g., rendering, simulation, physics, spatial indexing) with platform services via well-designed APIs and data contracts
• Work across the stack using modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React or similar), TypeScript/JavaScript, and service-oriented backends (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java, or C#)
• Build and iterate on web-based playback and visualization tools that rely on WebRTC, WebSockets, and streaming media pipelines to deliver simulation replays
• Work with databases and storage systems to organize simulation outputs, logs, and artifacts for fast retrieval and inspection
• Collaborate with robotics engineers, data scientists, and system architects to integrate software into autonomous platforms
• Optimize code for efficiency, scalability, and reliability in real-time systems
• Conduct testing, debugging, and validation of software components
• Document software designs, processes, and best practices for maintainability and knowledge sharing
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least one platform or application component

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience developing full-stack software applications in multiple programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular)
• Experience with systems integration and/or interoperating with Digital Twin or IoT platforms
• Understanding of code quality analysis results and remediation mechanisms
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
• Experience designing or consuming APIs and platform components; familiarity with reusable SDKs/libraries and REST/gRPC/WebSocket services
• Solid version control and testing practices (e.g., Git, unit/integration testing, build automation, CI/CD)

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.