Senior Software Engineer, Android Platform / AOSP

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

6d•$117,800 - $176,600

About The Position

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to develop, integrate, debug, and optimize Android-based software solutions on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms. The role works across the Android software stack, including Android Framework, system and native services, Binder IPC, HAL, AIDL/HIDL, Linux kernel and BSP interfaces, and platform integration. It calls for strong system-level debugging and problem-solving skills to analyze issues involving Android, Linux, middleware, device drivers, and hardware. The engineer collaborates with Qualcomm platform, BSP, multimedia, graphics, camera, connectivity, and customer engineering teams to enable and optimize Android solutions for production programs. The position includes owning features and technical issues from requirements through implementation, integration, validation, and release, as well as mentoring junior engineers and contributing to engineering practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields and 1+ year of related experience; or a PhD in one of these fields.
2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Strong programming skills in C/C++.
Strong understanding of Android architecture and AOSP.
Hands-on experience with Android Framework, system/native services, Binder IPC, HAL, AIDL/HIDL, JNI, Linux processes/threads/memory management, Android/Linux boot sequence, and the Android build system.
Experience developing and debugging software in an embedded Linux/Android environment.
Strong debugging and root-cause-analysis skills using tools such as ADB, logcat, dumpsys, tombstones, debugger traces, kernel logs, or Perfetto.
Strong understanding of software design, multithreading, concurrency, data structures, and the software development lifecycle.
Ability to independently own complex technical problems and work effectively across multiple engineering teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with distributed cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of software development experience, with significant hands-on experience in Android/Linux platform software.
Experience with Kotlin/Java and Rust.
Experience with Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, Android BSPs, or similar embedded SoC platforms.
Experience with Android platform bring-up or porting to new hardware.
Strong knowledge of Linux and familiarity with QNX, including system-level development, integration, and debugging.
Understanding of Linux kernel and device-driver architecture.
Experience in one or more Android subsystems such as graphics/display, camera, audio, multimedia, connectivity, power/performance, or vehicle integration.
Experience with Android Automotive OS or embedded Android products.
Familiarity with Android CTS/VTS and platform certification/validation.
Experience profiling and optimizing CPU, memory, startup/boot time, latency, and system performance.
Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, Git, Gerrit, and large-scale software-development environments.
Experience debugging complex hardware/software interactions on ARM-based SoCs.
Automotive experience, including Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and automotive infotainment/ADAS compute platforms.
Understanding of Android vehicle architecture, including Vehicle HAL (VHAL) and integration with vehicle services.
Experience with automotive interfaces and middleware such as CAN, Ethernet, SOME/IP, or DDS.
Familiarity with automotive software-development processes, including ASPICE, functional safety, security, and production/SOP requirements.
Experience working with automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, or production automotive software.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and maintain Android/AOSP platform software on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms.
Develop and customize Android Framework components, system services, native services, and platform-level functionality.
Integrate hardware functionality through HAL, AIDL/HIDL, JNI, Binder IPC, and native C/C++ components.
Support Android platform bring-up, feature enablement, integration, and debugging on new Qualcomm SoCs and reference platforms.
Debug system-level issues across Android Framework, native services, Linux kernel, BSP, device drivers, middleware, and hardware interfaces.
Perform root-cause analysis of issues involving boot, stability, performance, memory, process lifecycle, IPC, networking, graphics/display, multimedia, camera, storage, and other Android subsystems.
Analyze and optimize boot time, memory and CPU utilization, system responsiveness, stability, and overall platform performance.
Investigate and resolve Android compatibility and platform validation issues, including CTS/VTS failures where applicable.
Develop test tools, scripts, automation, and diagnostics to improve software quality and development efficiency.
Participate in software design and code reviews and contribute to architecture and technical decisions.
Work with cross-functional Qualcomm engineering teams to resolve issues spanning hardware and software boundaries.
Support customer and product teams in reproducing, debugging, and resolving complex platform issues.
Drive assigned features and technical issues independently from requirements through implementation, integration, validation, and release.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices, code quality, and continuous process improvement.

Benefits

Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
Opportunity for annual RSU grants, subject to eligibility.
Competitive benefits package designed to support employees at work, at home, and at play.

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