Android developer (Application Configuration)

Job Description

This is the project for an automotive client of GlobalLogic in Palo Alto, CA.

Requirements

• Android Build & Integration
• Deep knowledge of the Android build system (AOSP / AAOS):
• Soong / Blueprint
• Makefiles
• Product configuration (device.mk, product.mk, Android.bp)
• Experience with AOSP repo tool, manifest management, and branch merges.
• Ability to perform codebase synchronization and resolve merge conflicts when integrating DPD changes.
• Configuration Management
• Understand Android product configurations, overlays, and resource management.
• Experience managing:
• system, vendor, and product partitions
• Feature flags, system properties, and app permissions
• Familiar with device tree structures, build variants, and flavor definitions.
• DPD (Device / Platform Definition) Integration
• Integrate DPD updates into Android build and app configuration:
• Update configuration XMLs, manifests, or property files.
• Merge changes to feature sets, hardware mappings, or resource definitions.
• Validate that changes are correctly reflected in the physical app layer (HVAC, media, connectivity applets, etc.).
• Coordinate with the DPD / platform team to understand what s changed (e.g., new hardware variant, feature toggle, or sensor addition).
• System-Level Android & Applet Awareness
• Understanding of how applets consume system configuration:
• Resource overlays, system properties, or service APIs.
• Ability to trace configuration framework applet flow.
• Work closely with framework engineers to ensure new DPD features are exposed through the applet framework.
• Validation & Testing
• Perform smoke tests and integration validation after DPD updates:
• Boot validation, system service initialization, applet startup.
• Ensure no regression in functionality or performance.
• Use ADB, logcat, and system tracing tools to debug integration issues.
• Automate sanity checks and configuration validation (Python/Bash scripting).

Job responsibilities

• Integration engineer who acts as the bridge between platform configuration, applets, and Android system builds.
• Manage updates from DPD (which likely defines hardware mappings, feature sets, or OEM configuration data) and ensure that the physical app layer (the in-vehicle applets and their framework) stays in sync with the latest platform versions.
• Kind of continuous integration and configuration management for the in-vehicle Android environment.