About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer generalist to join the Drivemode IVI
Team as a foundational team member. Our goal is to assist Honda in delivering software
modules and tools in support of Honda's broader initiatives in IVI, whether current or future
vehicles.
As part of this role, you help develop technical roadmaps, take a lead in implementing them,
along with initial bring-up of developer tools, environments, and approaches to validation, in
support of current Honda vehicles and future models. We are looking for someone who has a
strong sense of ownership, has experience with state-of-the-art approaches in the IVI space, but
is also enthusiastic about trying new technologies such as cloud-based virtualization of vehicle
ECU topologies and Agentic AI, and does not hesitate to do whatever it takes to get things
done, even if outside your usual responsibility area. This is a new team, so this is an opportunity
to be a foundational member.
Current focus for the team is building "shift left" tooling around a cloud-based virtual simulator of
the Digital Cockpit/Cabin, including Infotainment, Cluster, and other virtual ECU components
pertaining to Digital Cabin. You will be a significant contributor to this initiative.
As part of Honda, the candidate will need to interact closely with Honda counterparts in Japan.
What You Will Do:
• Help set up development environments and best practices.
• Work with Leadership/Manager and Product Owners to agree upon initial activities and
prioritized backlog.
• Collaborate to determine prioritized implementation plans for backlog items.
• Kick off the implementation of backlog items and see through to release.
• Help develop faster go-to-market approaches, including accelerated testing in virtual
environments.
• Take the initiative to explore how Agentic AI can be incorporated into our virtual rigs.
• Work with Honda vendors that are dependencies.
• Take a technical lead in the next IVI iterations and next-generation platforms.
• Occasional travel to Japan.
What We Are Looking For:
• Minimum 10 years of experience in HMI vehicle software development.
• Android Automotive Platform experience.
• Android Automotive
• Application layer experience.
• Experience architecting, building, and deploying IVI environments.
• Take a lead in evolving observability, logging and telematics best practices.
• Fluent in at least: Kotlin, C++
• A flexible attitude and entrepreneurial mindset. Be willing to engage outside of your
usual responsibility area, learn new technologies and tackle challenges beyond IVI.
Nice to Have
• Digital Twin and Software-Defined Vehicle Appreciation.
• Cuttlefish.
• Agentic AI experience.
• CarPlay / Android Auto
• Hardware Abstraction Layers
• Mobile application development experience.
• Rust, Golang.
• Experience working with Japanese vendors and OEMs.
• Rudimentary Japanese (not required).
$248,000 - $292,000 a year
This is the position's total compensation package including the company's bonus structure. This position also comes with full benefits. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to demonstrated skill set, years and depth of relevant experience, and some role-dependent factors. We welcome direct conversations with each candidate about compensation in all of our initial calls.
