Senior Systems Engineer - Android Automotive (Palo Alto) - Direct Hire [Remote]

JOB TYPE: Direct Hire Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)

LOCATION: Palo Alto, California, US (Time Zone: PST/CIST | Full day overlap)

SALARY: $160,000 – $185,000/yr

ESTIMATED DURATION: 40hr/week - Long-term

THE OPPORTUNITY

** Must be based in or relocate to Palo Alto to work in the office at least two days a week

The position is based in Palo Alto, CA, Headquarters. Our client is working in a hybrid work environment with onsite and remote work days.

Position Objective

You want to help shape the digital future then come and join our Client. in the Silicon Valley as Android Software Engineer. The mission of the Silicon Valley office is to create new digital experiences, drive business innovation to explore new products, features & services for our Client. The goal is to identify new opportunities, prototype new product ideas by leveraging design, research, and engineering while recognizing new digitalization strategies for the U.S. market

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate, define, and support the build of Automotive systems based on (but not limited to) Android Automotive OS

Support existing and new projects related to our client's customer experience and digital lifestyle

Own and become a resident expert of various components of development and functionality within the team & project

Collaborate with other software & vehicle engineers (local and Germany) as well as the rest of the cross-functional product team within a fast-paced and multi-disciplinary environment

Required Qualifications

Automotive Systems & Architecture knowledge

Android Automotive OS experience

Embedded and Real-Time System knowledge

Automotive interfaces and vehicle software knowledge is a plus

Experience with (automotive) software and mobile application lifecycles

Familiar with Scrum/Agile work environment

Proven ability to build, iterate and ship products on time

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor or Master of Science in computer science, computer engineering, computer software or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with production software development

Android development (Java/Kotlin) experience

Experience with Android Studio

Experience in Testing, in particular Unit & UI testing

Experience with writing software in a fast-paced engineering team

Testing (Suites, Tools & Frameworks) experience

Android Auto experience

Google Automotive Services knowledge

Strong understanding of front end/UI design methodologies

Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitrise, etc.

About you:

Self-driven and motivated to get things done

You think about “why we are doing this”

Strong engineering, coding, testing and debugging skills

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

You are a proactive and effective communicator, adept at working with various teams and leading initiatives with little direct supervision

They operate like a startup so any small company or startup experience is very helpful!

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