Android Developer Lead

Role Summary:

Responsible for Android/AOSP development, Automotive Android integration, and SoC platform bring-up for next-generation automotive systems. The role involves owning Android platform topics, integrating BSP/HAL components, developing system-level /Application level features, debugging complex HW/SW issues, and coordinating with SoC, Linux, middleware and application teams.

• Develop, customize and integrate AOSP / Android Automotive (AAOS) for automotive SoC platforms.
  • Own Android Framework, HAL, system services and platform integration activities.
  • Work closely with Linux/BSP, SoC, hardware and application teams for platform bring-up and integration..
  • Develop and integrate AIDL/HIDL HALs, JNI and native C/C++ components.
  • Integrate and debug display, audio, camera, connectivity, storage, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other SoC peripherals.
  • Analyze and resolve system-level Android, kernel, BSP and HW/SW integration issues.
  • Perform performance, stability, boot-time and memory optimization at the platform level.
  • Customize Android build/configuration and manage AOSP/Soong/Make integration.
  • Work with SoC vendors such as Telechips for issue analysis, patches and platform integration.
  • Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews and technical discussions.
  • Drive assigned Android/SoC topics independently from requirement development integration debugging delivery.
  • Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the team. Support release, defect resolution, and production issue analysis.

Skill Set

• 6+ years of experience in Android development, preferably Automotive Android.
• Strong hands-on experience in Android Framework & AOSP Strong Java/Kotlin and C/C++ programming skills
• Experience with Android HAL (AIDL/HIDL) and JNI
• Good understanding of Android architecture, system services & Binder IPC.
• Experience in Android BSP / SoC integration and board bring-up.
• Hands-on experience with Android build system (Soong/Make) and AOSP customization.
• Good knowledge of Linux Kernel, Device Tree & Android drivers.
• Experience with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) / Automotive Infotainment.
• Experience integrating display, audio, camera, connectivity, USB, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, storage or other SoC peripherals.
• Strong Android system-level debugging using ADB, logcat, dumpsys, systrace/perfetto, etc.
• Experience with Git, Gerrit and CI/CD.
• Ability to independently own Android/SoC topics and drive issues to closure