Staff Android Engineer

Ford • Palo Alto, CA

120d

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of Android application software development experience.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and Java, with expertise in reactive programming paradigm.
• Strong understanding of Android application architectures and design patterns, including MVC, MVP, and others.
• Familiarity with cross-platform frameworks such as React.
• Familiarity with continuous development and software development processes.
• Strong documentation, writing, and communications skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in developing video streaming solutions, including experience with video streaming protocols such as RTP, RTSP.
• Experience with video encoding/compression such as H.265, H.26.
• Experience in automotive software engineering.
• Knowledge of automotive Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and the latest automotive communications standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects, engineers, GUI designers and technical specialists to design automotive Android application.
• Develop and refine graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for automotive Android apps, focusing on usability and visual appeal.
• Implement and optimize the Android Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) interface.
• Develop and integrate video streaming solutions into Android app.
• Contribute to definition of objectives, scopes, timelines, milestones, deliverables, etc.
• Develop automatic validation and ensure proper code coverage.
• Validate new software modules on prototyping vehicle platforms.
• Coordinate with system owners on planning, implementation approaches, testing, documenting, and maintaining software solutions using defined processes and tools.
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of systems.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree