Senior Mobile Engineer

Tokyo Office
Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Our Mission:
Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. We believe vehicles can be a thousand times smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us, and our mission is to see it happen. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision into building the future of electric vehicles (BEV) for millions of people around the world.

Why Drivemode: 
Join Drivemode for an exciting startup environment and a vibrant culture that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to a crucial mission that revolutionizes the way people engage with vehicles, addressing both business needs and the world's environmental challenges. This presents an exceptional opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and drive Honda's success in the EV market.

About the Role:
The Senior Mobile Engineer leads technical solutions for our mobile apps, unleashing the best possible user experience. You will work directly with product managers, designers, backend, and embedded engineers in an integrated approach towards a unified product. Making the best companion app for motorcycles to improve their riding experience.

What You Will Do:

    • Evaluate and validate the implementation feasibility of challenging requirements.
    • Research new technologies that can help deliver the best user experience.
    • Design and implement high-quality, maintainable, test-driven code in Kotlin or Swift.
    • Work closely with designers to come up with the best possible mobile UX.
    • Quick development of prototypes and concept apps.
    • Reproduce, troubleshoot, and fix user issues.
    • Keep sharpening your skills.

What We Are Looking For:

    • 5+ years of experience in mobile application development.
    • 5+ years of experience writing clean and maintainable Kotlin or Swift code.
    • Able to fluently utilize and properly decide when to utilize asynchronous programming, multi-threading, dependency injection, and reflection capabilities
    • Experience in writing libraries and tools.
    • Very strong object-oriented architectural design skills and modern app development skills.
    • Ability to collaborate in English and understand technical documentation.
    • Strong sense of ownership of product features and quality.
    • Experience implementing mobile app design systems.
    • Someone who thinks cars and motorcycles can be 1000x times better than they are today.

Nice to Have:

    • Familiarity with the Bluetooth protocol.
    • Experience with mobile multiplatform development.
    • Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub actions.
    • Experience with SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose.
    • Familiarity with Agile development environment.
    • Valid Driving License.
EEOC Statement:
Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world. Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity,  disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique.