Android Automotive Developer

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.

Skills Must have

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

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.