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# Android AOSP SW Engineer

- **Company:** SDH Systems LLC
- **Location:** Hillsboro, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Android Software Development, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Linux, Memory Management, Embedded Software, Hypervisor, Python (Programming Language), Shell Script, Systems Integration, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Peripherals, Git, Kotlin, Linux Development, Selinux, Build Tools, Cts+
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/0624007f-f445-47c2-9b3b-9cc012b74759

## About the Role

Extensive professional experience developing and debugging Android platform software, with strong hands-on experience in AOSP framework and native layers.

Strong C/C++ and Java or Kotlin skills; proficiency with Android build systems, Linux development environments, Git, shell scripting, and Python.

Deep knowledge of Android architecture, including system services, Binder/AIDL, HALs, init, SELinux, permissions, process lifecycle, memory management, graphics/display, input, media, and power or thermal behavior.

Experience integrating Android with vendor BSPs, kernel drivers, SoC platforms, hardware peripherals, or virtualized systems.

Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize complex embedded or resource-constrained systems using quantitative evidence.

Experience designing telemetry or observability for embedded platforms, including structured logging, metrics, tracing, crash/ANR analysis, and health monitoring.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills for working with distributed teams, product and system stakeholders, and external vendors.

Experience with Android Automotive OS or adapting automotive-oriented Android components for non-automotive embedded use cases.

Experience with Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, vendor Android forks, GPU/media acceleration, display pipelines, memory carve-outs, and chipset-vendor debugging workflows.

Experience with hypervisors and multi-VM systems, including Android guests interacting with QNX or Linux management domains through VirtIO or custom IPC.

Knowledge of IFE systems, seat-end architectures, aircraft offerability, secure media playback, Widevine/DRM, audio/video pipelines, and passenger-facing reliability expectations.

Experience with SurfaceFlinger, WindowManager, DisplayManager, Hardware Composer, Gralloc, Codec2/MediaCodec, AudioFlinger/Audio HAL, input, lights, thermal, and power HALs.

Familiarity with Android compatibility and security validation such as CTS/VTS, SELinux policy, verified boot, secure update, and vulnerability remediation.

o Nice-to-haves:

6+ years of experience in embedded software development.

Experience with infotainment systems based on Qualcomm SoCs.

Familiarity with QNX Hypervisor.