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Senior Software Engineer - Mobile (Android)
DrivemodeMountain View, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jun 2025
About the role
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: Drivemode is the new software and user experience division of Honda that is focused on digital experience for new electric vehicles. You will be joining an exciting startup environment that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to our crucial mission of changing the way people engage with vehicles and help solving 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: You’ll contribute to the architecture and technical vision for a line of companion apps and backend services for the new generation of electric vehicles for the Honda and Acura brands unveiled at CES this year. Target end-user platforms include Android and iOS.
We’re looking for someone who has a strong sense of ownership of product features and quality, is enthusiastic about trying new technologies, and does not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get things done, even if outside your usual responsibility area.
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.
Why Drivemode: Drivemode is the new software and user experience division of Honda that is focused on digital experience for new electric vehicles. You will be joining an exciting startup environment that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to our crucial mission of changing the way people engage with vehicles and help solving 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: You’ll contribute to the architecture and technical vision for a line of companion apps and backend services for the new generation of electric vehicles for the Honda and Acura brands unveiled at CES this year. Target end-user platforms include Android and iOS.
We’re looking for someone who has a strong sense of ownership of product features and quality, is enthusiastic about trying new technologies, and does not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get things done, even if outside your usual responsibility area.
Responsibilities:
- Develop software for Android together with PMs, designers, other teams and partners
- Engaging in discussions and contributing ideas to product definitions and designs
- Design APIs and SDKs together with external teams
- Support engineering development lifecycle processes in a highly regulated and safety-oriented industry
- Build prototypes to validate the feasibility of challenging requirements and to test new ideas
- Mentor other engineers
- Lead technical discussions, feature development, and architecture reviews
- Advocate for unit and integration testing best practices
- Perform code reviews
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in mobile app development
- Team player with a positive attitude and who is committed to continuously improving the team, the product, and the company
- Experience creating readable, thoughtful, and maintainable code
- Experience utilizing asynchronous programming, multi-threading, dependency injection, and reflection
- Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform
Nice to Have:
- Experience in the Automotive industry
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.
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