Staff Embedded Logging Software Developer

The Data Engineering organization at General Motors Canada is developing a unified, scalable Vehicle Logging Architecture to enable consistent, secure, and high‑fidelity logging from vehicle ECUs to the cloud. We’re seeking a Staff Embedded Logging Software Developer to design and integrate embedded logging pipelines across diverse in‑vehicle platforms, ensuring cohesive interaction between the control plane (configuration, arbitration, lifecycle) and the data plane (streaming telemetry and file‑based transfer).

• Define and implement Platform Log Client behaviors across Android, Linux, and QNX.

• Manage volatile buffers and persistent storage (log files and packages), including rotation, compression, retention, and quotas.

• Support vehicle‑local data access mechanisms (e.g., USB‑based retrieval) when connectivity is limited.

• Build/extend a Log Control Interface Library to handle configuration retrieval, validation, arbitration (including TTL for local overrides), and persistence/fallback to last‑known‑good.

• Implement interactions between vehicle log control logic, platform clients, and configuration providers.

• Define API contracts for configuration updates, log control, and create/upload package triggers; align with in‑vehicle UX/HMI flows.

• Design and operate reliable egress paths for:

  o   Log Streaming

  o   File‑based transfer of high‑fidelity artifacts (binary logs, crash dumps, multi‑file log packages).

• Specific behaviors to ensure dependable delivery under varying connectivity and resource conditions.

• Implement runtime controls to enable/disable logging subsystems locally and remotely

• Establish startup sequencing and resource budgets (CPU, memory, flash) that safeguard real‑time and safety‑critical workloads.

• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and data‑protection requirements for both local and remote access to log settings and log data.

• Champion consistent logging schemas, naming, and formatting across platforms; drive structured logging best practices.

• Produce clear design documents, configuration guides, and support operational runbooks.

• Collaborate closely with embedded platform teams, observability/data engineering, product, and validation to deliver end‑to‑end data flows from ECU to cloud.

• Experience designing driver/HMI‑initiated capture flows (e.g., create/upload log packages).

• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity controls and data‑protection processes.

• Exposure to OpenTelemetry, protobuf/gRPC, or similar observability/data‑plane technologies.

• Contributions to or strong affinity for open‑source observability/logging ecosystems.

• Automotive domain familiarity: ECU architectures, SoC platforms, diagnostics, failure/crash analysis

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