As the Tech Lead Manager for the Rendering Infrastructure team at Simulation, you will lead a small but impactful group of engineers responsible for foundational systems such as asset pipelines and GPU memory management. Your role involves setting technical direction, driving architectural decisions, writing and reviewing C++/CUDA code, and mentoring engineers while also managing the team’s roadmap, hiring, and delivery. You will work closely with Rendering and Simulation leadership to ensure infrastructure scales with the demands of autonomous vehicle development. Key responsibilities include owning technical direction, leading design reviews, profiling complex systems, and championing AI-assisted tools for accelerated prototyping and testing. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in C++/CUDA, GPU programming, rendering systems, and a proven track record as a tech lead or principal engineer with people management skills.
Skills
C++
CUDA
GPU programming
Profiling and optimization
Design review
Code quality
People management
USD (Universal Scene Description)
Physically-based rendering
Ros
Reinforcement learning environments
Ray tracing theory
Large-scale asset pipelines
Open-source contributions
CI/CD
Git
Linux
What you'll do
Own and drive the technical direction for Rendering Infrastructure stack.
Write and review significant C++/CUDA code, focusing on complex architectural challenges.
Lead design reviews and make critical decisions on performance and maintainability trade-offs.
Personally tackle or contribute to key initiatives that scale rendering capabilities.
Mentor and grow a small team of engineers through regular coaching and feedback sessions.
What we're looking for
7+ years of professional C++ development experience with deep knowledge of modern C++ and performance optimization.
Significant hands-on experience with GPU programming (CUDA, OptiX) and understanding of GPU architecture.
Proven track record working on rendering systems or similar real-time graphics/software as an individual contributor.
Experience as a tech lead or principal engineer setting technical direction and driving complex projects.
People management skills including mentoring engineers, conducting performance reviews, and managing team delivery.
Strong background in data structures and algorithms relevant to rendering, such as spatial acceleration structures and scene graphs.
Expertise in profiling and optimizing complex C++ and GPU codebases using tools like Nsight or Tracy.
Market check
Salary context
This
$185,100–$284,100
range sits above
68%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$148,150–$230,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$148,625–$250,750
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 238 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About General Motors (GM)
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Listed pay typically runs
$159,400–$250,600
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