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The Staff Android

Developer – Infotainment is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, building, and evolving in-vehicle Android applications and platform components that power our infotainment experiences. This role sets technical direction for a product area, drives cross-team alignment, and raises the bar for Android engineering quality across the organization.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end design and implementation of complex Android infotainment features and services, from requirements through deployment and maintenance.modularization, data contracts, error handling, state management) across multiple apps and services.Lead technical investigations and resolution of complex issues involving Android framework, vehicle services, vendor stacks, and hardware constraints.Partner with Product, UX, Systems, and Platform teams to translate PRDs and system requirements into robust Android designs.Guide the adoption of best practices for performance, stability, observability, and testability in an in-vehicle workplace.Mentor and coach other engineers, providing guidance on design reviews, code quality, and debugging strategies.Influence platform and toolchain decisions (Android version upgrades, AGP/JDK/Kotlin moves, CI/CD, quality gates) and drive their rollout.Collaborate with Tier-1/SOC vendors and internal platform teams on Android bring-up, integration, and certification topics.Core Technical Requirements:8–10+ years of professional Android development experience, including shipping and operating large,



complex apps or system components in production.Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java; comfort with C++/ Golang for performance-critical or legacy components.Deep understanding of Android internals and app architecture:Development experience in 3D Filament/Unreal/Unity/OpenGL ES/VulkanExperience with large, modular Gradle-based Android codebases (multi-module projects, shared libraries, feature flags) and usage of AI (Curson/Claude) in development .Android Automotive / Infotainment Experience :Hands-on experience building applications or middleware for Android Automotive or other embedded/IVI systems.Familiarity with AAOS/AOSP for automotive:vehicle data, profiles, settings).Audio, media, Bluetooth, connectivity, navigation, or projection stacks (Android Auto, CarPlay).System Design, Performance, and Reliability:Experience analyzing and improving performance (startup time, rendering, memory, threading) in resource-constrained or real-time environments.Strong debugging skills across the Android stack (logs, traces, ANRs, crashes, binder issues, resource leaks).Deep experience with Gradle, Android Gradle Plugin, and Android SDK/NDK tooling (build optimization, dependency management, reproducible builds).Proven experience contributing to multi-release Android platform upgrades (e.g., Updating AGP/JDK/Kotlin and SDK/ build-tools .Comfortable working directly with AOSP-style trees and manifests (repo, branches, rebases, vendor drops).Quality, Testing, and Observability:Strong background in automated testing:Unit tests (JUnit), instrumentation/UI tests (Espresso), and integration tests.Testable design and dependency injection for Android components.Experience with code-quality and static-analysis tooling (e.g., lint, coverage, SonarQube or equivalent)



and integrating them into CI pipelines.Demonstrated track record of technical leadership:Setting technical direction for a domain or product area.Experience mentoring senior and mid-level engineers; Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Product, UX, Systems, DevOps, QA, and external partners.Clear, concise communication of complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Nice to HaveExperience with Google Automotive Services (GAS), certification requirements, or xTS (CTS/VTS/XTS) test suites.automotive, aerospace, medical devices) with relevant coding or process standards.Familiarity with virtualization or bench-based development and testing workflows for infotainment systems.Education and TrainingBachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering.GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTUREBenefits:The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family.

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment OpportunitiesGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.AccommodationsGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.

📌 Staff Android Developer - Infotainment (Markham)
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📍 Markham