DESCRIPTION & REQUIREMENTS

About the Role:

• You will analyze specifications, develop high level design, maintain traceability, review unit level code, and document the work on Harman product(s).
• You will provide technical coordination in software development by understanding requirements for specific project/programs and will be guiding a team of engineers them on skill building aspects that are related to the project.

What You Will Do:

• Responsible from requirement analysis till realization of the functionality in Android HMI domain.
• Is responsible for multiple component ownership for Android HMI development
• Will integrate features/libraries from other concepts/products.
• Participate in design, development, verification, troubleshooting, and delivery of high-quality products.
• Analyze existing embedded software to add features, make modifications, fix bugs, and/or port to different platforms.
• Study and understand customer and internal specifications, architecture, and design documents for the system.
• Develop component design document based on specifications and given SW architecture.
• Understand the impact of design change on system functionality and performance.
• Lead and participate in technical discussions across engineering and product teams.
• Resolve inconsistencies in case of unclear technical requirements in the specification by direct communication with the responsible internal/external stakeholder.
• Responsible for dependency identification for assigned features.
• Assesses feature reusability between existing and new projects during project execution.
• Develop unit tests for all new code.
• Ensure pre-integration testing and verification for the functional area and its features.
• Provide root cause analysis for issues, fix these issues, and verify effectiveness of given fixes for the software components delivered.
• Assist PL/ Engg. Manger in PI & Sprint planning and back log estimations and deliver on commitments for Sprints.
• Support in preparing schedule and effort to meet customer milestones
• Ensure the process adherence of the work products.
• Support in ensuring quality through effective design and code review.
• Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the designed architecture.
• Mentor team members to build domain knowledge.
• Support the project and quality team to achieve automotive certifications like ASPICE.
• Interface with customers to handle customer queries, concerns and change management requests
• Coordinates software development activities with software team leader.
• Develop and offer visibility on risk assessment for critical fixes.
• Work with other domains for the resolution of dependencies on features and defects
• Be up to date on latest Android features/concepts, automotive industry trends
• Work with QA (Test teams) in defining the test-cases & test strategy.
• Report status, issues, and progress of the SW development

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum years’ experience in Android Application development and integration on embedded platform in Kotlin & Java.
• Good knowledge on Android system, components & Android middleware
• Strong in native C/C++ programming
• Proficient with communication interfaces like JNI, binder/AIDL/HIDL, MQTT, socket communication
• Exposure to Multimedia domain: Experience in using multimedia frameworks. Experience with handling varied media sources, media content management and media playback scenarios.
• Proficient in multi-threaded programming and middleware solution development on Android environment. Strong in fundamentals of IPC and OS concepts
• Exposure to Android application framework
• Strong experience in developing responsive applications scalable to different display resolutions
• Experienced with Android music player, preferably Exoplayer
• Good proficiency in MVVM, MVC, MVP models
• Exposure with cloud interfaces including OAuth, REST APIs
• Automotive knowledge will be a plus, though not mandatory.
• Good debugging skills with android supporting tools e.g., logcat, ADB etc.
• Experience in working with third-party libraries, APIs, and Android SDK
• Good knowledge of Gradle and android make files. (Good to have)
• Experience working in agile development environment.
• Knowledge of UML state diagrams, sequence diagrams drawing ability, analysis.
  • Working knowledge of software development processes and process models such as CMMI or ASPICE.
  • Good experience working with tools like Gerrit/GIT, Bamboo, Bitbucket, JIRA, etc.

Desired Competencies:

• Code Quality orientation, experience with unit, functional and automated regression testing
• Experience in creating UI design in tools like Figma
• Advantage having knowledge of automotive, audio, e-commerce domains
• Resourcefulness in triaging technical problems and coordinating with multiple teams for issue resolution
• Ability to work in a structured manner
• Work proactive and independent with a positive attitude
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Self-driven and Innovative to drive continuous improvements in Design and Development process
• Ability to work independently and contribute to project and team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to connect the dots between own tasks and project/team deliverables and engage in technical discussions with other functions
• Strong team player, ability to handle multiple projects and ability to mentor engineers.