Android Engineer

  • Tokyo
  • Partial Remote
  • Full-time
  • July 7, 2023
Conditions
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Apply from Japan Only
(You must live in Japan to apply)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Not Required 👍
English: Business Level
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Minimum Experience
Mid-level or above

About Us

Our Mission: Smarter, safer, connected driving in any vehicle

Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. Years and years out of date. Is that really just “the way things are”? We don’t think so and we’re here to fix that. We believe vehicles can be 1000x smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us. We’ve started on this mission by building a mobile-based connected vehicle platform used by millions of drivers in over 150 countries. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision by bringing together software and hardware to build new products that solve real needs for millions of drivers around the world.

 

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

  • 2+ 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 buildingAndroid 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
  • Experience with Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
  • Experience with IoT or integration with embedded systems
  • Being familiar with Agile development environment
  • Experience with localization and internationalization of apps
  • Conversational Japanese

  • EEOC Statement

    Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents/11 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. 

    Drivemode (ドライブモード) は、ZipcarとTesla Motorsの起業家によって2014年に米国シリコンバレーで設立されたスタートアップ企業です。ドライバー向けスマートフォンの安全運転アプリの開発を手がけ、すでに150か国以上で数百万人のドライバーに使用されています。どの車両であっても、よりスマートで安全な運転を可能にするという、ドライバーの運転体験を根本的に変えるイノベーションに挑戦しています。

    Drivemodeは、車両とダイレクトに連結し、主要な通信やナビゲーション機能を提供すると同時に、車両のデータをすぐに活用できるような、モバイルベースのプラットフォームを構築しました。Drivemodeが提供するアプリは、気に入ったアプリに安全にアクセスするためのもので、音声制御により運転中でも手を使わずに通話やカーナビ、音楽の再生、メールなどを行うことを可能にします。

    2019年には、Drivemodeのプラットフォームを世界中のホンダ車にダイレクトに連結するために、独立子会社としてホンダに買収されました。

    Honda Smartphone Voice Control system

    公用語は英語で、シリコンバレーと東京にオフィスを構える約20人の小さなチームです。スピード、学習、柔軟性、データを使った意思決定に重点を置いており、1人1人が起業家のように考え、行動します。ダイバシティ豊かで、職種に関係なく、アイディアや意見を共有するため、積極的に発言することを奨励しています。

    小さなチームですが世界を変えるテクノロジープロダクトの開発に挑戦することが大好きです。 DrivemodeのCEOは「チャンスさえあれば日本の技術力でシリコンバレーに勝負できる」と信じている経営者です。そんな思いを体現する会社を目指す、ベンチャー精神溢れるDrivemodeのカルチャーに共感いただける方に、ぜひジョインいただきたいと思っています!

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