Vikas S is a Senior Software Architect with over two decades of hands-on experience driving automotive software innovation at General Motors, currently leading connected car, telematics, infotainment and OTA reflash initiatives. He combines deep embedded and server-side expertise (.NET, Java, Spring Boot, MSSQL, CAN/CANoe, Automotive Ethernet) with a proven record of delivering automation platforms and robotic test stations that measurably increased test coverage and reduced validation cycles. Vikas has repeatedly built and scaled teams, hiring and mentoring engineers while owning end-to-end product delivery from architecture to global deployment across CN, EU, SA and NA. Beyond software, he blends systems-level thinking from his electrical engineering roots with security and cryptography training from Stanford, enabling pragmatic solutions for complex vehicle ecosystems. Notably, he pioneered GM’s first automated collaborative-robot HMI validation and led development of OnStar Call Center simulators that protected IP while enabling in-region validation.
8 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BE, Electrical Engineering (Digital Option), BE, Electrical Engineering (Digital Option) at Youngstown State University
High School, High School at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai
History Hons, History Hons at St. Stephen's College, Delhi
MSE, Software Engineering, MSE, Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Economics, Economics at Troy University
Certificate in Computer Security and Cryptography, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, Certificate in Computer Security and Cryptography, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism at Stanford University
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Vikas S - Sr. Software Architect at General Motors