Drivemode

Connected Vehicle Software · Automotive Infotainment · Mountain View, California

Drivemode is a Honda R&D subsidiary, acquired in 2019, that develops connected mobility software for Honda and Acura customers. Its current work includes a vehicle companion app and platform for next-generation electric cars, plus a mobile app and infotainment platform for Honda electric motorcycles. The company also prototypes hardware to integrate vehicle systems and software.

Founded in 2014, Drivemode has its global headquarters in Silicon Valley and an office in Tokyo, where the team builds Honda motorcycle software and provides technical consulting and digital-transformation support for Honda. Earlier products include Honda RoadSync, which combines calling, navigation, music and messaging, and the voice-enabled Drivemode Android dashboard.

Can be worked in English
100%
Most requested
  • AWS 1
  • Git 1
  • Python 1
  • SQL 1
  • JLPT N1 1
  • Native Japanese 1
  • No Japanese level detected 3
Common areas
  • Product management 2
  • Project management 2
  • Data science 1
  • Operations 1

Measured from the 5 listings Ranked has live for Drivemode. Japanese level, visa signal and skills are AI-graded from each posting and can be wrong — confirm against the employer's original posting before applying.

5

2

Full-time

EN required

JP Native

Visa maybe

PM

Embedded

Manage end-user-facing software products for mobility, defining requirements and coordinating complex projects across vehicle architecture, embedded software, and cloud services.

Full-time

English?

Visa maybe

Operations

Support

Tech Support

Manage product operations across support triage, incident escalations, localization, launches, and workflow improvements while coordinating teams and turning customer feedback into product recommendations.

Full-time

EN required

Japanese (N1)

Visa maybe

PM

Management

Lead the development team and collaborate with global Honda teams to define and improve next-generation connected car features.

Full-time

JP required

EN required

Visa maybe

UI/UX

Agile

Leads UX research across in-car systems and mobile apps, partnering with product, design and engineering teams to turn user insights into product decisions and shape research practices.

Full-time

JP required

Visa maybe

SQL

Data Science

Python

Turns vehicle telemetry and user-behavior data into insights for product improvement. Builds Snowflake models, dashboards and analyses while strengthening data quality, measurement and analytical capabilities.