Senior Android Developer

Roswell GA General Motors

Job Description

In this Senior Android Engineer role, you will play a major role in setting the technical direction, and leading effort in developing Android based applications for our in-vehicle infotainment console and mobile phones to provide a seamless and intuitive user experience for our drivers and business users in the GM’s new commercial software ecosystem. We are an innovation first team, and we need your best creative thinking to create a product experience that would delight our users. Come join us and let’s make it happen!

Our Stack

  • Web: ReactJS

  • Mobile: Apple and Android

  • In-Vehicle: Android 

  • Backend: Java and Kotlin

  • PaaS: Azure 

Responsibilities:

  • Work with business leads, product managers, UX designers,  engineering specialists, vendors and external organizations to identify, capture, and refine system requirements and identify innovation opportunities.

  • Design and improve software architecture and design patterns in Android development to meet the quality attributes desired from the system and product requirements

  • Build, test and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Android/Kotlin code.

  • Create and maintain clear and complete design level documentation.

  • Coordinate and participate in architecture, requirements, design, code and test case reviews.

  • Mentor and guide other developers, helping them grow their skills and knowledge in Android development.

  • Develop and implement unit test cases and automated test scripts as appropriate to exercise functionality and ensure software requirements have been met.

  •  Participate in on-call rotation to support production.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Android development experience

  • Extensive experience building mobile apps with Java or Kotlin

  • Strong understanding of Android SDK, Android Studio, and related development tools.

  • Experience with different Android frameworks and libraries, such as Retrofit, Hilt, Room, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines

  • Knowledge of performance optimization techniques and memory management for Android applications.

  • Understanding of security best practices for Android development.

  • Strong mobile design/architecture skills

  • Experience generation unit and automation testing.

  • Experience working with MicroServices based architecture and RESTful APIs.

  • Strong verbal and written communication with co-located and remote team members

  • Experience with CI/CD practices, automating build process and deploying apps to app stores

  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and fast release cycle

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or, equivalent combination of education and recent, relevant work experience

  • Experience working with Bluetooth and Maps SDK(preferred, but not required)

  • Prior embedded systems development experience, developing automotive infotainment solutions (preferred, but not required)

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​

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