Android Platform Developer

Job Summary:

Senior Software Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement

  service-based Android software components

  capable of running persistently and reliably on dedicated hardware.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize

  background services

  and

  system-level components

  , leveraging Androids system APIs and mechanisms (e.g., Services, Broadcast Receivers, AIDL).
• Analyze and work with Android framework and system services to meet project requirements.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues at the

  Android system and user-mode Linux

  levels, including logs, system services, and inter-process communication.
• Contribute to architectural decisions involving Android system modifications, persistent service behavior, and low-level system interactions.
• Develop tools or customizations for automated deployment, diagnostics, and monitoring on Android devices.
• Collaborate closely with the

  algorithmic team

  to implement and integrate

  control and computer vision algorithms

  into the Android system in a performant and reliable manner.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years

  of professional experience in

  Android software development

  , with at least

  2 years

  working at the system level (beyond app development).
• Strong understanding of

  Android internals

  , including the Android framework, system services, HAL, AIDL, and IPC mechanisms.
• Proficiency in

  Java

  and

  Kotlin

  , and experience with

  C/C++

  for interfacing with native Android layers.
• Experience developing persistent services and daemons within Android.
• Experience in debugging and profiling Android systems (ADB, logcat, systrace, etc.).
• Familiarity with

  custom ROMs

  ,

  AOSP

  , or modifying/building Android images is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with

  dedicated hardware

  or

  embedded Android devices

  (e.g., kiosks, IoT appliances).
• Solid understanding of

  Linux user-mode programming

  , including processes, signals, permissions, and shell scripting.
• Working knowledge of

  Linux system administration

  and init systems (systemd or Android init).
• Familiarity with

  networked services

  , REST APIs, and data persistence strategies in a service-based architecture.
• Background in

  continuous integration

  ,

  OTA updates

  , or device provisioning in managed fleets.
• Understanding of security concepts in Android (SELinux, permissions, sandboxing).