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How Drivemode hires

Truth index
B 74/100
Median time to fill
133 days
Ghost roles
36%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

Drivemode scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 14 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 36% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 133 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors, Drivemode is working to fundamentally change the way consumers use technology in the car. Drivemode offers a mobile.

News

News HondaJP 3 years ago
Summary of 2023 Honda Business Briefing- Honda's corporate transformation initiatives including electrification - Honda Global Corporate Website
Honda Global Summary of 2023 Honda Business Briefing- Honda's corporate transformation initiatives including electrification -
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News marketingdive 9 years ago
How Drivemode boosted app installs by 40% on Facebook
Adtech firm Taptica developed custom audiences to yield better results than with video ads alone.
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News TechCrunch 9 years ago
Drivemode raises $6.5M from Panasonic and others for smartphone car tech
If you're an Android device owner and also a driver, you may be familiar with Drivemode: It's one of the most popular apps for use in cars on Google Play, with over one million downloads and active users spread across 180 countries. The app is designed to
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News Lifehacker 10 years ago
DrivemodeResponds to Texts with Your Voice in Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and More
Android: Previously mentioned hands-free driving app Drivemode has a lot of great features, but it just added a great one-the ability to respond to
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News Business Insider 10 years ago
This pair of Harvard grads have a way to turn your old ride into a fully connected car
The Drivemode app essentially takes everything your smartphone does, and integrates it with your older car.
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News CNET 10 years ago
Drivemode docks your phone in the dashboard
Most of us realize our phones have better services for driving than those that come built into most car dashboards, so Drivemode demonstrates how its app works with a phone docked in the dashboard.
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News voxdotcom 10 years ago
Drivemode Offers a Cheap Alternative to CarPlay, Android Auto
The Android app uses the smartphone you already have to replace the system you probably can't afford.
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News Lifehacker 11 years ago
Drivemode Uses Gestures and Your Voice to Control Your Phone While You Drive
Android: Controlling your phone while you drive isn't terribly easy. Google Now and other voice assistants can do a lot, but Drivemode takes the idea
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News CNET 11 years ago
You could use Drivemode for Android while blindfolded, but please don't
It's so intuitive and simple that you could use the Drivemode app for Android while blindfolded, but don't try that while driving.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Drivemode over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
25
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
JavaScript
Python
SQL
Node JS
Frameworks & libraries
Jetpack Compose
Kotlin Multiplatform
React.js
Streamlit
Cloud & platforms
GitHub
AWS
GCP
Microsoft Entra ID
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Full Drivemode tech stack 25 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$172k
Typical range
$105k – $233k
Open positions
8
7 Jobs
Middle 28.6%
Senior 42.9%
Staff 28.6%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 2 $143k $105k – $180k
Senior 3 $150k $150k – $174k
Staff 2 $210k $186k – $233k
Highest paying role Staff Mobile Software Engineer $233k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Drivemode By role, level and city, against the market · 8 jobs with pay

People

Yokichi Koga
Executive Officer, Director
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
31/100
Slowing
Open positions
14
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
158 days
faster than 8% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Product
38% ▲
Backend
13% ▼
DevOps
13% ▼
HR
13% ▼
Legal
13% ▲
Operations
13% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added TestRail to stack Oct 2026
Added ITIL to stack Oct 2026
Added Incident Management to stack Oct 2026
Added Git to stack Oct 2026
Added CI/CD to stack Oct 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added ITSM to stack Sep 2026
Added Go to stack Sep 2026
Added Postman to stack Sep 2026
Added Scrum to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
Mountain View
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Mountain View United States
HQ
8 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 200-500 est. staff $168k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Product, Mobile
seen since Apr 2024 job postings
Tokyo Japan
Regional office
6 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Product, HR, Legal
seen since Jun 2025 job postings

Jobs

$120k – $150k per year • Hybrid • Contractor • 5+ years exp • Mountain View
SLI/SLO/SLA
GitHub
Management
Jira
ITSM
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$140k – $174k per year • Hybrid • Contractor • 7+ years exp • Mountain View
Python
JavaScript
Rest API
CI/CD
Git
Incident Management
GitHub
Management
Jira
ITIL
ITSM
QA
TestRail
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$157k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Mountain View
Python
JavaScript
SQL
Node JS
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
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≈ $54k – $119k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Tokyo
GitHub
Management
Jira
ITSM
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$120k – $150k per year • In office • Contractor • 5+ years exp • Mountain View
GCP
Azure
AWS
IAM
Windows
Cybersecurity
Okta
Zero Trust
Microsoft Entra ID
Management
Notion
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$205k – $233k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Mountain View
Kotlin
Swift
Jetpack Compose
SwiftUI
Kotlin Multiplatform
Dependency Injection
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≈ $53k – $117k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Tokyo
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$141k – $169k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Mountain View
Kotlin
Swift
SwiftUI
Kotlin Multiplatform
Dependency Injection
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$173k – $186k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Mountain View
Agile
QA
Postman
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Financials

Est. Annual Revenue
$500k
2016
Total raised
$8.5M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $6.5M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2014 $2M Details