Cloud Engineer

Looking For Cloud Engineer (Cloud-based Third-Party Integrations)

Job Location : Palo Alto, CA

Job description :

• Backend / Cloud development × Connected Vehicle / Embedded systems
• Cloud & API Integration
• Strong experience with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Authentication methods: OAuth 2.0, JWT.
• Data formats: JSON, protobuf.
• Experience with third-party SDKs and API lifecycle management.
• Understanding of cloud-to-vehicle communication patterns (MQTT, WebSocket, HTTP/HTTPS).

Programming Languages

• C++ (for applet framework side)
• Python, Go, or Node.js for cloud services or integration scripts
• Java/Kotlin if Android Automotive is part of the stack

Cloud Platforms:

• Familiarity with at least one major platform:
• AWS (IoT Core, Lambda, API Gateway)
• Azure IoT Hub
• Google Cloud IoT / Firebase
• Understanding of vehicle-cloud security, certificates, and OTA mechanisms.

Android context:

• Kotlin and Java → main languages for Android development.
• C++ (JNI) → for low-level integrations or performance-critical components.
• Python/Node.js/Go → optional, for backend or integration tools.
• Integrating with third-party cloud services (Spotify, Alexa, Google APIs, weather, etc.).
• Familiarity with API design and OpenAPI/Swagger specs.
• Understanding data synchronization, state management, and offline handling.
• Optional but valuable: experience with Firebase, AWS, or Azure for managing connected services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop cloud-based third-party integrations and leverage our applets framework to represent third-party functionalities in the vehicle.
• Integrate external cloud APIs (Spotify, weather, navigation, payment services, etc.)
• Bridge cloud backends and in-vehicle applets (the same framework from the previous role).
• Possibly handle data synchronization, authentication, and OTA updates.

Android context:

• Building Android services, apps, or applets that integrate cloud APIs (music, weather, payments, voice assistants, etc.).

• Implementing data flow between cloud services and Android Automotive components (CarService, HMI, Vehicle HAL).