Senior Staff Software Engineer, Infotainment (Android Applications & Frameworks)

Scout Motors • Fremont, CA

2d • $198,000 - $240,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Scout Motors is reviving an iconic American vehicle brand, electrifying and digitizing it with American innovation. The brand emphasizes exploration, community, and a balance of work and play, offering both all-electric and range-extender powertrains. Scout Motors empowers its teams to innovate, seeking visionary leaders who are knowledgeable doers, collaborators, and passionate individuals. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of transportation and be part of a company that is building products and a company from the ground up.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in computer science or related field
• Extensive understanding of Android OS, AOSP app optimization, performance, and frameworks
• Exceptional software development skills with Kotlin, Java, and Android Studio
• Extensive knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and software development best practices
• Highly productive and motivated, able to work independently with minimal direction; able to transform ambiguity into actionable deliverables
• 10+ years of Android application software development experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent collaborative skills, ability to provide and receive guidance
• Effective problem-solving skills, able to consider alternative options and select the optimal solution
• Thoughtful, pragmatic approach that considers tradeoffs (e.g.: future proofing vs. over-engineering)
• Embraces software engineering KPIs, including delivery velocity, quality, planning

Responsibilities

• Design and implement extensible, maintainable, and performant Kotlin-based Android/AOSP/AAOS apps, frameworks, and SDKs
• Deliver new features, enhancements, and bug fixes at a high velocity
• Leverage test driven development principles to maximize code quality
• Actively contribute to code quality by participating in code reviews
• Author design documentation, technical specifications, and delivery plans; define roadmaps
• Embrace and refine team coding standards and processes
• Track and leverage new Android/AOSP/AAOS technologies, software engineering best practices, and design patterns
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX Design, product, and other main systems engineering partners
• Provide technical leadership within the engineering org

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with an employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave
• Pay Transparency
• Annual performance bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree