Intellias

Senior Android (Kotlin) Engineer

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Yustyna Vozna

yustyna.vozna@intellias.com

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Vacancy details

Software Engineering

Mobile Engineer (Android)

Senior

Poland, Portugal, Ukraine

Remote

What you will do

• Refactor, optimize, and maintain existing navigation and maps functionality within Android/AOSP/AAOS IVI systems.

• Improve architecture, modularity, and code structure of Kotlin‑based navigation components.

• Work with Google Maps / Navigation APIs to ensure correct integration, performance, and automotive compliance.

• Address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and stability issues in legacy navigation codebases.

• Ensure smooth interaction between navigation, system UI, media, voice, EV features, and vehicle controls.

• Perform root‑cause analysis of navigation‑related issues across software layers.

• Implement targeted enhancements, bug fixes, and platform adaptations while maintaining high development quality.

• Apply test‑driven development principles and contribute to automated test coverage.

• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and refactoring guidelines.

• Collaborate closely with UX designers, product owners, QA, and system engineers to ensure usability, safety, and consistency of navigation behavior.

• Support performance tuning and system validation in embedded/automotive environments.

• Continuously monitor and adapt to updates in Android Automotive, AAOS, and Google Maps platforms.

• Contribute to engineering KPIs such as code quality, delivery predictability, and system stability.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers when required.

What you need for this

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional experience in Android automotive application development.

• 8+ years of overall software development experience.

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin (Java as a plus).

• Hands‑on experience with:

• Android OS, AOSP, and/or Android Automotive (AAOS)

• Navigation and map‑based applications

• Google Maps SDK / Google Navigation APIs or equivalent map platforms

• Experience working with existing or legacy codebases, including refactoring and modernization.

• Solid understanding of Android architecture, application lifecycle, threading, and memory management.

• Experience optimizing applications for performance‑critical and embedded systems.

• Strong knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and scalable system design.

• Proficiency with Android Studio, Gradle, and modern Android tooling.

• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess trade‑offs and propose pragmatic solutions.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross‑functional and distributed teams.

• Self‑driven, accountable, and comfortable working independently.

• High attention to quality, stability, and maintainability in safety‑relevant systems.

Nice to have:

• Bluetooth experience