Android Framework Engineer

Role Overview :

We are looking for experienced Android Framework Engineers with strong expertise in Android Framework, AOSP, HAL, AIDL/HIDL, Binder IPC and system-level Android development. This is a system-level Android Framework role and NOT an Android Application Development role.

Key Responsibilities :

- Develop, customize and enhance Android Framework and AOSP components.

- Work extensively on Android Architecture and Android platform internals.

- Develop and modify Android Framework modules using Java and/or C/C++.

- Work on System Server, System Services and Framework Services.

- Extend and customize existing Android System Services based on project requirements.

- Work on SystemUI, Settings and Settings-Lib modules.

- Develop and integrate framework-level features and platform customizations.

- Work with HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and Android hardware/framework integration.

- Develop and maintain interfaces using AIDL and HIDL.

- Work with Binder IPC, Manager Services and inter-process communication mechanisms.

- Perform AOSP customization and contribute to custom Android ROM development.

- Analyze and troubleshoot ANRs, tombstones, system crashes and framework-level issues.

- Analyze logs, stack traces and system behavior to identify root causes of platform issues.

- Work on Google compliance and certification issues, including CTS, GTS, VTS and STS.

- Integrate, analyze and resolve issues related to AOSP patches.

- Use Git/Gerrit for source-code management, code reviews, patch application and conflict resolution.

- Troubleshoot and resolve merge conflicts while applying AOSP patches.

- Participate in code reviews and follow established development and quality processes.

- Track and manage development activities, defects and tasks using JIRA.

- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex Android platform issues.

Mandatory Skills :

- Android Framework, AOSP (Android Open Source Project), HAL - Hardware Abstraction Layer

- AIDL / HIDL, Java and/or C/C++

- Android Architecture, System Services, System Server, Binder IPC

- AOSP Customization, SystemUI, Settings / Settings-Lib

- Git / Gerrit, CTS / GTS / VTS / STS

- ANR, Tombstone and System Crash Analysis, JIRA

Skills

Android Framework, AIDL, HIDL, Java, C++, Android AOSP, Hardware Abstraction Layer, Android OS