Senior Android Platform Engineer (W2 only)

Hybrid in Dearborn, MI, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Contract W2
24 Months
No Travel Required
Able to Sponsor
Hybrid
$65 - $70/hr
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Skills

  • Android
  • C++
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • AOSP
  • HAL

Summary

Skills Required:

Kotlin, C++, Java

  • Kotlin – Candidate should be able to write and maintain Kotlin-based Android background services and middleware components and be comfortable working within Kotlin code in the Android framework/system_server layer (e.g., modifying or extending services like Activity Manager, Package Manager) as part of resolving platform stability issues.
  • C++ – Candidate should have hands-on experience debugging and modifying native Android components (e.g., SurfaceFlinger, HAL layers, vendor partition code) in C++, including reverse-engineering issues directly from AOSP nativeopen source code.
  • Java – Candidate should be able to read, debug, and modify Java-based Android framework code (system_server internals such as Window Manager, Activity Manager) to diagnose and resolve issues like ANRs, boot failures, and black screens, including designing AIDL/Binder interfaces exposed to applications.

 

Experience Required:

  • 3+ years of hands-on Android platform/framework development experience.
  • Proven experience in designing and developing middleware and Android background services (long-running/foreground service) that expose feature-rich interfaces (AIDL/Binder, APIs) to applications.
  • Demonstrated track record of resolving complex, low-level Android stability issues.
  • Experience contributing to or modifying AOSP source code
  • Proven experience working across the full Android stack (framework, native services, vendor layers)

 

Experience Preferred:

  • Experience with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and Car Service.
  • Familiarity with HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and vendor integration.
  • Experience with CTS, VTS, ATS, and STS compliance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Android graphics stack and display subsystems.
  • Experience with native debugging tools (gdb, lldb, perfetto, systrace, logcat analysis).
  • Familiarity with Android build systems (Soong/Make) and partition architecture.
  • Experience working with SoC/silicon vendors on platform bring-up
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  • Dice Id: 91099506
  • Position Id: 9023520
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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