NEWSLETTER

Drivemode

東京

APPLY NOW ➜🇯🇵 Residents Only

Software Architect

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
August 21, 2021

Our Team:

Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors, Drivemode is fundamentally changing vehicle technology for drivers – we enable smarter and safer connected driving in any vehicle.

Drivemode has built a mobile-based connected vehicle platform which integrates directly with the vehicle to bring key communication and navigation features, while putting your vehicle’s data right at your fingertips. Our products are used by millions of riders and drivers in over 150 countries. In 2019 we were acquired by Honda as an independent subsidiary to integrate our platform directly into Honda vehicles around the world.

Honda Smartphone Voice Control system: https://global.honda/voice-control-system/

私たちのチーム：

ZipcarとTesla Motorsの起業家によって2014年に設立されたDrivemodeは、どの車両であっても、よりスマートで安全なコネクテッドドライビングを可能にするという、ドライバーの車両技術を根本的に変えることにチャレンジしています。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、モバイルベースのコネクテッドカープラットフォームを構築しました。そのような当社の製品は、すでに150か国以上で数百万人のライダーやドライバーに使用されています。2019年には、当社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: https://global.honda/voice-control-system/

Software Architect

Drivemode develops meaningful software solutions for drivers around the world. We

were founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors and acquired by

Honda in 2019.

Why Drivemode?

The best work is impactful, challenging and valued. Come to Drivemode to do your best

work.

Drivemode hires the best and the brightest people with exceptional talents, abilities and

potential, then offers a diverse collaborative and rewarding environment where they can

thrive both professionally and personally. At Drivemode, you will have the opportunity to

create global products that impact millions of drivers, in a unique startup culture that

values flexibility and innovation. At Drivemode, you are empowered to put your ideas to

practice, accelerate your growth and do your best work.

YES, Drivemode offers highly competitive financial rewards, comprehensive benefits,

educational initiatives and belonging. As Drivemode evolves and grows, so will you.

Who you’ll work with?

You will be part of a small, extremely talented startup team and report directly to the

Chief Architect.

What You Will be Doing?

As Drivemode’s Software Architect for Internal Consulting Division , you will be

responsible to assist executive leaders and project managers to build Drivemode’s

internal consulting practice and provide architectural and technical support for Software

Projects to increase the value of Drivemode and Honda products

● Provide appropriate guidance and solutions to improve Drivemode/Honda

products for our customers

● Deeply understand the requirements, the systems and the issues to assist on

projects

● Manage engineers performing architecture and code reviews as well as execute

architecture and code reviews independently

● Interface with vendors and assist them on achieving a code base for long-term

maintainability

Your Background Includes (Required Qualifications)

● A Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or relevant

disciplines.

● More than 4 years of experience in Software engineering (design, coding and

test) in automotive, mobile phone, networking or home appliances industries.

● Customer interface experience for explanation about software design

● Experience of Project management for engineering team

● You have Exceptional, clear and effective communication skills and you are a

genius when it comes to building consensus, influencing others without direct

authority and keeping stakeholders aligned.

It will be great if you (Desired qualifications)

● Have worked in Automotive companies

● Have mobile Software experience

● Services or consulting experience

● You think cars, motorcycles, and other types of transportation can be 1000x better

than they are today

APPLY NOW ➜Japanese Required ⚠️

About Drivemode

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！

Japanese Language Policy
Although Drivemode's official language is English, Business level + fluency in Japanese may be required depending on a role that needs communication with Japanese-speaking stakeholders.
Visa Sponsorship
Drivemode provides visa and relocation support for certain positions, and for the roles where they have such support in place, they will clearly state that in the job description.
Paid Leave
- Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), Japanese national holidays, New Year’s holiday
- Annual paid leave (10 days for the 1st year)
- Sick Leave (5 days per year)
- Celebratory/bereavement leave
Benefits
🧡 Conveniently located office in Tokyo

🏥 Health insurance

🚃 Commuting allowance

👩‍🎓 Language study allowance for non-Japanese employees

🍻 Team lunch party (Every Friday)

🍬 Favorite snack allowance

💜 We also have education support for up to 15,000 JPY a month, which are to be used to develop skills and acquire knowledge in the job area.
Engineer Interview Process
Interview process at Drivemode varies from position to position.
Here is an example of a process for our Software Engineer:
- 1st step: Resume screening and Screening online test
- 2nd step: 1st Technical interview with a hiring team
- Further step: 2-3 more interviews with the management
Remote Work
Drivemode was already a “remote team” before COVID-19, and they will continue to be with offices in multiple locations. However, due to the nature of work that happens inside Drivemode, there is a need to be at the office together from time to time when developing new products that involve hardware prototypes.
Work style
- Our standard working hours: 9:00 - 18:00
* We currently do not have flex time set up in our company.
* However we value and respect employees' work-life balance, and we provide an environment where employees feel comfortable enough to discuss his/her schedule with a reportline manager to prioritize a personal life, e.g. taking care of families.
* Also, we offer "holiday swap option" for employees to be able to move holidays to their non-busy time.
Tech Stack
Android: Android SDK, Kotlin, Java, Jetpack, Coroutines/Flow, Dagger/Hilt, Gradle, Android Studio

iOS: iOS SDK, Swift, SwiftUI, Combine (Async/Await), SPM, Xcode

Server/Infrastructure: Rust, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Docker, GCP/Firebase (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, etc.), Kafka, Terraform

CI/CD: GitHub Actions, DeployGate, Fastlane

IoT: Raspberry Pi, Arduino board, M5Stack, C++/C

Communication: Slack, Google Meet

Project Management: Jira Software, Notion, Miro

Analytics: BigQuery, Firebase Analytics, Jupyter, Pandas, scikit-learn

Others: Google Workspace
Parents and Family
We offer maternity leave and child care leave.
Also, we offer money gift for childbirth.