Gen20x - Android Platform Engineer

Job Responsibilities

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Develop Python automation for integration.
• Build custom Linux kernels and SDKs using the Android build system.
• Integrate new packages into existing products based on customer requirements.
• Integrate upstream and open-source kernel patches into the system.
• Debug and fix kernel issues, including kernel crashes and kernel package usage problems.
• Participate in Android board bring-up, driver porting, and kernel debugging.
• Configure Yocto BitBake packages for projects.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
• Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions.
• Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Document high-level and low-level designs, source code, and unit tests.
• Communicate with partners, suppliers, and team members.

Qualifications

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Communication Technology, or a comparable qualification.

0 to 3 years of experience in software development, with a successful track record of developing software independently.

Mandatory Skills

• Solid expertise with Android.
• Android board bring-up.
• Writing or modifying Linux kernel source code and device trees.
• Version control and CI/CD using Git, Jenkins, and Jira.
• QEMU development and configuration, hypervisors and virtualization in embedded contexts, or low-level and middleware hardware abstraction such as VIRTIO.
• Scripting with Python and Bash.
• Understanding of Git workflows, API/ABI compatibility, and software porting.

Desired Skills

• Experience with QNX or other real-time operating systems.
• Experience with CMake, open-source software, and embedded development.
• Programming experience using C/C++.

Personal Skills

• Problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Strong organizational, time management, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Personal initiative, commitment, perseverance, and resilience.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Aspiration to engineering excellence.

Benefits

Employee discounts, possible health benefits, mobile phone, meal discounts, company retirement, hybrid work, mobility offers, employee events, coaching, flextime, parking, in-house doctor, good public transport, a barrier-free workplace, near-site childcare, and a canteen or café.