Senior Android Software Engineer – In-Vehicle Infotainment, OTA

General Motors

. Design, develop, build, and maintain IVI apps and services on AAOS / embedded Android .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidGRPCJavaJUnitKotlinMockito

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, build, and maintain IVI apps and services on AAOS / embedded Android
Own UX and interaction flows for key scenarios (e.g., media, navigation integrations, app‑store experiences, messaging)
Drive performance on constrained hardware to optimize startup/resume times, frame rate, animation smoothness
Integrate apps with vehicle properties, VHAL, navigation, media, voice assistants, and back‑office services via AAOS APIs and IPC (AIDL, gRPC or similar)
Define and collaborate on unit, integration, UI, and bench/in‑vehicle test coverage
Apply and evolve clean, modular Android architectures (e.g., MVVM + Jetpack)
Diagnose and fix issues across app, framework, and system layers
Contribute to architectural decisions on system services, permissions, and security models
Build and maintain test automation for emulators and on‑bench environments
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid‑level and junior engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in CS, Software Engineering, EE/CE, or related field, or equivalent experience
5+ years of Android development with production Android apps or Android‑based embedded software
Proven experience on AAOS or deeply embedded Android platforms
Expert Kotlin skills; strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java, Android SDK, and modern Android patterns (coroutines/Flow, Jetpack, MVVM or similar)
Deep understanding of App/activity lifecycles, Background limits, scheduling, background work, Coroutines/Flow, concurrency, configuration changes, Memory management, profiling, and performance tuning, Android permissions, security, and system services
Track record of designing, implementing, and shipping complex features end‑to‑end in large codebases with strong debugging skills
Demonstrated performance optimization on resource‑constrained devices (UI, networking, I/O, rendering), with measurable improvements
Strong grounding in software quality with experience automated testing, code reviews, defensive and secure coding
Experience writing and maintaining: Unit tests (JUnit, MockK/Mockito), UI tests (Espresso, UI Automator), System/integration tests
Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, and Git workflows in multi‑team environments
Effective cross‑functional collaboration with UX, product, validation/QA, and platform/system engineers
Clear written and verbal communication, able to drive decisions and explain complex topics to varied audiences
Demonstrated use of advanced Android concepts (DI, background work, concurrency, profiling) in new features, bug fixes, and refactoring

Benefits

Comp & perks

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities
Accommodations for individuals with disabilities

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Hard Skills & Tools

Android developmentKotlinJavaAndroid SDKMVVMJetpackCoroutinesAIDLgRPCautomated testing

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentorshipcross-functional collaborationclear communicationproblem-solvingdebuggingperformance optimizationdefensive codingsecure codingdecision-making

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering