Senior Android SystemUI Developer
1 week ago• Markham, Canada
Description
Vacancy Status:
Yes - This posting is for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications. (Backfill)
AI Disclosure:
As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role
Hybrid - This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham Elevation Center three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business].
About the Role:
We are building General Motors' next-generation Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) infotainment platform, powered by Android Automotive OS. As a Senior Android SystemUI Developer, you will play a key role in shaping the core in-vehicle user experience across GM's future vehicle lineup.
This role focuses on GM SystemUI development, delivering scalable, testable, safe, and high-performance infotainment experiences used by millions of drivers. You will work closely with Android/RTOS apps and platform engineers, UX designers, and automotive domain experts to ship production-quality SystemUI into GM vehicles.
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What will you do?
- Design, develop, and maintain GM SystemUI components for Android Automotive OS
- Customize and extend SystemUI functionality aligned with General Motors' SDV strategy
- Develop GM SystemUI in close collaboration with GM's internal design organization, ensuring platform-level UI behavior aligns with GM's design direction and award-winning in-vehicle user experiences
- Integrate GM SystemUI with Android framework and Car Service APIs to enable vehicle-aware functionality informed by underlying Vehicle HAL/CAN and other signals
- Debug complex issues across AOSP, SystemUI, UI framework, and native layers
- Participate in Android platform dessert (Pastry) updates, help propagate and forward-port AOSP modifications across platform versions
- Contribute to Initiatives/Capability reviews and influence product decisions
- Optimize SystemUI performance, boot time, and memory usage on automotive hardware
Required Qualifications :
- Extensive experience developing and customizing Android SystemUI
- Deep understanding of Android UI framework internals, SystemUI architecture, and system services
- 5+ years of Android development experience within performance-driven engineering organizations, with exposure to platform-level systems
- Strong hands-on experience with AOSP and Android Automotive OS (AAOS)
- Mandatory experience working in Ubuntu-based development environments with Jira, GitHub and Figma
- Strong proficiency in Java and Kotlin
- Experience with Android HMI, XML-based UI development, RRO, and Jetpack Compose
- Experience with Bench & Emulator Testing
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines in large-scale Android or AOSP environments
- Experience improving test coverage, code quality metrics, and build reliability
- Familiarity with code quality and static analysis tools such as SonarQube
- Experience debugging complex system issues
- Familiarity with automotive UI Design Systems, UX requirements and safety-critical UI constraints
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- Proven experience using Google Partner Issue Tracker (Buganizer) to report, track, and resolve AOSP and AAOS issues
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience working with automotive OEMs would be considered a strong differentiator
- Contributions to the AOSP and/or Android Automotive OS (AAOS) codebase, particularly within SystemUI, UI Framework, or platform components, would be considered a strong differentiator
- Demonstrated experience filing and resolving Google Partner Issue Tracker (Buganizer) tickets would be considered a strong differentiator
- Expertise in large language models (LLMs) and/or AI agents to help drive and evolve the software and tooling stack while maintaining production-quality standards would be considered a strong differentiator
- Experience with Vehicle HAL, Calibration and Car Property APIs
- Experience practicing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing unit, integration, and instrumentation tests
- Experience with multi-display and multi-user automotive systems
- Knowledge of Android security model and permissions architecture
- Expertise in prototyping and validating new AI-based solutions that align with platform goals and can be operationalized in production environments
- Experience working with Google, Bosch and internal partners to track and resolve platform issues
- Experience maintaining or contributing to custom AOSP forks
- Prior experience shipping Android Automotive infotainment systems in production vehicles
C ompensation:
The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $164,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
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 FUTURE
Benefits:
The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
- 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.
- GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.
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Client-provided location(s): Markham, Canada
Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202600382
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-01-15T00:18:07
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- FSA
- HSA
- HSA With Employer Contribution
Parental Benefits
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Adoption Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Opportunities
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- On-Site Cafeteria
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K)
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Relocation Assistance
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Learning and Development Stipend
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
- Shadowing Opportunities
- Access to Online Courses
- Lunch and Learns
- Internship Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Woman founded/led
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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