Staff Software Engineer
Core
Set technical direction for the Auto SDK platform and public API surface, leading design and delivery of complex features for automotive navigation, infotainment, and digital cockpit capabilities.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Android SDK & API)
Builds
Modular Android SDK building blocks and public APIs for automotive navigation, infotainment, and digital cockpit.
Domain
Automotive software development, Android ecosystem
Required skills
System architecture, API design, SDK development, stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership, technical strategy, consensus building, client-side architecture ownership.
Preferred skills
Android ecosystem development (Kotlin, Java, C++), automotive software (Android Automotive OS, ADAS), enterprise partner collaboration, complex OS experience, AI innovation and agentic workflows.
Technologies
Android, Kotlin, Java, C++, Android Automotive OS, ADAS
Responsibilities
Set technical direction for the Auto SDK platform and its public API surface; Lead the design and end-to-end delivery of complex features from API design through core navigation; Own a vertical or horizontal workstream as the directly responsible individual; Drive consensus among senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders through clear design and strategy documentation; Act as the senior technical counterpart to automaker engineering teams; Develop modular Android SDK building blocks for automotive navigation, infotainment, and digital cockpit.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
