Our Mission:
Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. We believe vehicles can be a thousand times smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us, and our mission is to see it happen. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision into building the future of electric vehicles (BEV) for millions of people around the world.
Why Drivemode:
Join Drivemode for an exciting startup environment and a vibrant culture that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to a crucial mission that revolutionizes the way people engage with vehicles, addressing both business needs and the world's environmental challenges. This presents an exceptional opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and drive Honda's success in the EV market.
About The Role:
The Android Engineer is responsible for implementing technical solutions native to Android Platforms, unleashing the best possible user experience in that environment. You will work directly with product managers, iOS, and Embedded engineers in an integrated approach towards a unified product. This is an exciting role where you will be creating new connected driving experiences while working on state of the art hardware to integrate a user's smartphone with the buttons and screen on vehicles.
What You Will Do:
Integrate in-vehicle hardware products
Validate the feasibility of challenging requirements
Research new technologies that the best user experience
Quick development of prototypes and concept apps
Implement high quality, maintainable and test-driven code
Reproduce, troubleshoot, and fix user issues
On the side, play a small role on projects outside of your comfort zone just for fun and for expanding your knowledge
Keep sharpening your expert skills
What We Are Looking For:
3+ years of experience in Android application development
Solid object-oriented software development knowledge
Solid coding skills, enabling clean and maintainable code base
Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, multi-threading, dependency injection and reflection capabilities
Experience in building Android apps in Kotlin
Understanding of Android frameworks and Jetpack libraries
Business level English
Strong sense of ownership of product features and quality
A flexible attitude and entrepreneurial mindset. Be willing to do what it takes, even if it's outside of your usual responsibility area.
Someone who thinks that cars and motorcycles can be 1000x better than they are today
Nice to have:
Experience in writing libraries and tools
Experience performance verification and optimization
Experience with Android Bluetooth APIs
Valid Driving License.
Familiarity with the Agile development environment.
EEOC Statement
Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents/16 countries as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world.
Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique.
