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Android Developer / Infotainment Application Software Engineer (#6180)

This job posting is seeking an Android Developer to join the Connected Consumer Application Delivery Team and contribute to the development of new infotainment applications downloaded directly to in-vehicle systems. Responsibilities include application development using agile methodologies like Scrum, testing, code debugging, and collaborating across teams. Qualifications required are a computer science degree plus Android experience with UI design, web services, activities and fragments, multi-threading, and agile development methodologies. The ideal candidate will also have experience developing publicly available apps and integrating various Google APIs.

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Android Developer / Infotainment Application Software Engineer (#6180)

This job posting is seeking an Android Developer to join the Connected Consumer Application Delivery Team and contribute to the development of new infotainment applications downloaded directly to in-vehicle systems. Responsibilities include application development using agile methodologies like Scrum, testing, code debugging, and collaborating across teams. Qualifications required are a computer science degree plus Android experience with UI design, web services, activities and fragments, multi-threading, and agile development methodologies. The ideal candidate will also have experience developing publicly available apps and integrating various Google APIs.

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Android Developer / Infotainment Application Software Engineer (#6180)

Description
The Connected Consumer Application Delivery Team is seeking an ambitious and creative software engineer who will
contribute to the development of new Telematics/Infotainment applications that are downloaded directly to in-vehicle
infotainment systems (learn more at https://developer.gm.com/index.php). As a member of the application delivery
team, this individual will work hand in hand with stakeholders and other engineers throughout the entire product
development lifecycle in order to define, design, develop, and deliver ground breaking applications that re-define the
driving experience.
Key Responsibilities:
 The Software Engineer will be responsible for application development and support including story elaboration,
estimation, analysis, design, programming, unit/integration testing and code debugging leveraging the Scrum
framework. This person will work in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, and Agile environment and will assume
a lead role for various practices and decisions. This person will…
 Test-drive code
 Elaborate, estimate, and design for small increments of work…just-in-time
 Perform root cause analysis, technology evaluation, and design spikes
 Commit to completing well-defined work and deliver on those commitments
 Swarm around tasks along with other Scrum team members
 Pair program with different people in many situations
 Report status of assigned software development and/or maintenance tasks
 Consistently follow the specified software development methodology
 Model courageous and continuous learning to the team. Actively help team members continuously learn
 Promote improvements in programming practices such as acceptance test driven development, continuous
integration, and test automation
 Continuously learn and challenge the organization concerning new practices, processes, technologies, and languages
 Build a strong team using their collaboration skills. Interview and mentor team members.
 Provide leadership and assistance among and across teams/organizations
 Prospective candidates possess a high degree of business insight, creativity, decision making skills, a drive for results,
the ability to negotiate, the ability to develop peer relationships, and a strong technical learning capability.
Qualifications / Required:
 BS in Computer Science or other field of study along with applicable work experience
 Experience with Android UI design (including custom views)
 Experience writing Android clients for Web Services (REST, RPC, and/or SOAP)
 Experience with Android Activities and Fragments
 Experience with multi-threaded development on Android platforms
 Firm understanding of Intents, ContentProviders, Services, BroadcastReceivers, AsyncTask, Handlers and AIDL.
 Experience with SQL Lite on Android
 Proven experience with object-oriented design and design patterns
 Experience using source code control systems such as Git
 Knowledge of XML parsing, and/or DOM traversal.
 Knowledge of and desire to work in an Agile development environment
 Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
 Creative problem-solving skills and ability to effectively communicate and translate feedback, needs and solutions
 Must have strong teamwork orientation and the ability to foster collaboration within and across teams
 Must have the desire to be a people leader
 Needs good work ethic and strong sense of ownership of end result
Qualification / Preferred:
 Experience as developer on App(s) publicly available in the Google Play App Market
 Experience with native Android UI development for phones and tablets (multi-resolutions, resource utilization such
as images, layouts, strings)
 Experience with Agile development methodologies including XP practices such as test-driven development and pair
programming
 Awareness of the Android UI/UX guidelines
 Experience with mapping and search providers
 Experience with other Google APIs (licensing, in-app billing, etc.)
 Experience developing Android Widgets
 Experience with Bluetooth, NFC, Location and/or Accelerometer; other sensors
 Experience with Internationalization and Localization
Location: Detroit, MI
Duration: Long-term Contract (12+ months)

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