Android Application Developer

Project Description:

Luxoft is one of the major software services companies worldwide. In particular, we develop high-quality software in automotive industry for most famous car makers.

The software inside a vehicle was traditionally expected to be a very controlled and self-contained environment. Equipping cars with perception and machine intelligence changes a lot in the overall picture of the vehicle manufacturer. Luxoft's goal is to empower our customers, with deep domain knowledge and smart solutions, to develop cars of the future.

Responsibilities:

Role Summary:

• We’re hiring an Android Applications Developer (Contractor) to build and ship Android applications for automotive infotainment systems.

• You will contribute to end-to-end software development for multi-brand OEM apps, integrate backend APIs that drive features and help with test automation.

• This is an app-development role (Java/Kotlin) focused on production quality, performance and compliance with car UX and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

• Build AAOS apps using modern Android components, compliant with in-vehicle HMI and driving safety constraints (glanceability, rotary/D-pad/voice).

• Contribute to clean, testable architecture (MVVM/MVI, coroutines/Flow, DI with Hilt) and robust background work.

• Implement data/networking layers: consume backend APIs, caching (Room/SQLite), error handling, retries, and offline behavior.

• Use Git daily: feature branches, rebasing/merging, tags/releases; create well-scoped PRs and perform code reviews with clear, actionable feedback.

• Maintain CI/CD and test automation pipelines with basic quality gates (unit and instrumentation tests).

• Work with Android for Cars App Library templates (media, navigation, etc.) and host validation.

• Participate in the team’s agile development process; document architecture/ADRs, risks, and learnings.

• Responsible for technical ownership across multiple APKs, ensuring high-quality deliverables by maintaining rigorous standards for code coverage, linter compliance, and bug-free releases.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 6-10 years of Android application development in Java and Kotlin (Kotlin-first; strong Java interop)

• Solid programming fundamentals: object-oriented design, multithreading, memory management.

• Production-level Android development with coroutines/Flow, DI, background execution, and modern architecture (MVVM/MVI).

• Testing: unit (JUnit) and basic instrumentation tests; writes testable code and uses test doubles.

• AOSP/AAOS familiarity (platform concepts, in-vehicle constraints, template-driven HMI).

• Git proficiency in a team setting; PR workflows and code-review etiquette.

• Clear communication of trade-offs; operates autonomously with documented decisions; collaborates across teams.

• Comfortable with agile practices and tools (e.g., SAFe, Confluence, Jira).

• Working knowledge of software life-cycle methodologies and releasing production apps.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

Preferred

• Familiarity with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI patterns

• AIDL/Binder IPC, bound services, and multi-process patterns.

• Experience with Google Automotive Services (GAS) and/or Android for Cars App Library (templates, rotary/voice).

• CI/CD setup (GitHub Actions/Gradle) and deeper test automation

• Release engineering: Gradle configuration, build types/flavors, app signing, staged rollouts.

Languages:

English: C1 Advanced