Staff ML Systems Engineer

Date PostedAugust 13, 2026LocationHybridCompanyGeneral MotorsSalary$171,700 to $303,900TypeSenior Level

Job Summary

The Data Labeling Engineering team at General Motors is seeking a Staff ML Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate hybrid human/machine data labeling tools and pipelines. This role involves defining platform vision, owning projects end-to-end, and collaborating across the AV stack to power autonomous vehicle machine learning models. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building robust distributed platforms and leveraging modern full-stack technologies and AI tools.

Responsibilities

  • Define platform vision and roadmap.
  • Own technical projects end-to-end.
  • Collaborate across the AV stack.
  • Apply ML to labeling data workflows.

Required Skills

  • 8+ years in distributed platforms.
  • Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, Go, React.
  • Experience with AI tools and workflows.
  • Strong system design and algorithms.

Job Details

What You'll Do - Define the platform vision and roadmap - Own projects end-to-end - Collaborate across the AV stack - Level up how ML teams work with data - Apply ML to labeling itself - Build high-impact labeling experiences - Champion AI-assisted engineering Your Skills & Abilities - Passionate about self-driving/robotics technology - Proven experience shipping and operating end-to-end products or features in production - Strong communication and collaboration skills - Driven to learn new technologies and deepen expertise across frontend, backend, and data/ML-adjacent systems - Empathetic to user challenges Requirements - 8+ years of experience building robust distributed platforms and applications - Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate understanding, implementation, debugging, and delivery - Proficiency in writing and reviewing high-quality, scalable, and performant full-stack code using Python, TypeScript, Go, React, SQL, Redux, gRPC, GraphQL, WebGL, etc. - Solid understanding of scalable software system design including data modeling and API/interface design - Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, and engineering best practices