Android Platform Engineer

Job summary

The Android Platform Engineer role focuses on customizing the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to meet specific hardware requirements, emphasizing LTE/Cellular stack optimization and network connectivity. Responsibilities include modifying Android framework layers, fine-tuning wireless performance, and integrating vendor-specific RIL and modem firmware, while utilizing debugging tools like ADB and Wireshark.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with AOSP and Android internals
• Expert-level proficiency in Java (JNI experience is a must) and C++
• Understanding of the LTE/5G protocol stack, NAS, AS, and RRC layers
• Proven experience with the Android Telephony Framework and Radio Interface Layer (RIL)
• Familiarity with Android build tools (Soong, Ninja, Make)
• Familiarity with jira, gerrit, git, gradle, qxdm, dumpsys, tombstone
• Performance analysis and tuning experience including memory usage, CPU utilization, leak checking

Responsibilities

• Tailoring the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to meet specific hardware requirements
• Optimizing the LTE/Cellular stack and overall network connectivity
• Modify and extend Android framework layers (Telephony, ConnectivityService, and Hardware Abstraction Layers)
• Fine-tune LTE, 5G, or Wi-Fi performance
• Integrate vendor-specific RIL (Radio Interface Layer) and modem firmware
• Debug complex system-level issues using tools such as ADB or Wireshark

Skills

Degrees

Relocation