Technical lead - Android Kotlin Developer

About the Company

Embitel Technologies is a Volkswagen AG (VW) Group Company. VW is a German multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. VW is one of the world’s largest automaker by sales. VW sold 10.9 million vehicles in 2019. The group comprises of 12 brands from seven European Countries: Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bugatti, Bentley, Ducati (motorcycles), Skoda, SEAT, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen commercial vehicles.

Job Description:

Designation: Sr. Android Koltin Developer

Experience: 5 - 9 Years

Education: BE/ME - CSE/EEE/ECE or equivalent

Core Technical Expertise:

• Senior-level Android development using Kotlin and Java for automotive applications

• Strong understanding of AOSP and platform-specific adaptation on new automotive hardware (CEA).

• High proficiency with Coroutines and RxJava for reactive and performant application development

• Solid experience with software architecture patterns, especially MVVM; familiarity with MVI is a plus

• Experience with CI/CD, GitHub, GitHub Actions, workflow automation, and version control best practices

• Ability to model software components using PlantUML (PUML).

• Out-of-the-box thinking and readiness to dig into existing complex code, understand it and rewrite it Automotive & System Knowledge:

• Proven background in Android Automotive OS (AAOS) development.

• (can) Knowledge of HCP3, One Infotainment, and integration with ACP/CSP backend commerce systems (VW Group).

• Understanding of automotive app lifecycle, update mechanisms, and in-car UI/UX constraints.

Planned Development Responsibilities:

• Adaptation and optimization of the current App Store client to run on the CEA platform.

• Execution of new and dynamically aligned PI items, such as:

• Landing page integration

• Guest mode • User behavior improvements

• Welcome wizard

• Shop-specific extensions (subscriptions, order history)

• Codebase refactoring for maintainability and performance

Methodological & Soft Skills

• Solid experience with Agile development frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, and especially SAFe (PI Planning, sprints).

• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Clean-code mentality and the ability to improve existing architectures.

Working with Embitel

• Freedom to challenge norms, make mistakes, learn and grow
• There is no ‘I’ in word ‘Team’ and no hierarchy at Embitel
• Employees of Embitel are partners of our excellence and growth. And they are at the core of organization’s Mission and Vision

To explore an exciting & progressive Career development at Embitel India:

• Visit us at: www.embitel.com
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