Android Automotive Framework Engineer (R&D Team)

Innominds Software; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Innominds Software in Chennai invites application for an Android Automotive Framework Engineer (R&D Team). The role targets 2–6 years of Android platform experience and is based in Chennai.

Responsibilities include designing and customizing AOSP middleware, porting the framework to hardware, and optimizing performance. You will also develop AIDLs for APIs/HALs and port OS customizations across Android versions, collaborating with hardware teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS or related engineering field.
• Proficient in Java, JNI, and C/C++ for Android framework development.
• Strong understanding of Android internals, Binder IPC, HAL, and SELinux.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop core AOSP middleware systems and custom services (Activity Manager, Window Manager, Package Manager).
• Customize Android source for specific hardware platforms.
• Port Android framework to target hardware.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, fix memory leaks and crashes.
• Create AIDL interfaces for framework APIs and HALs.
• Port OS customs to newer Android versions.

Skills

Java

JNI

C/C++

Binder IPC

HAL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related engineering

Tools

AOSP build (Kati/Ninja/Soong)

Git & Gerrit

Job description

Role - Android Automotive Framework Engineer (R&D Team)

Experience - 2 to 6 years

Location - Chennai

Core responsibilities:

• System-Level Development: Designing and developing core AOSP middleware systems and custom system services like the Activity Manager, Window Manager, and Package Manager.
• AOSP Customization: Modifying the Android source code for specific hardware platforms.
• Hardware Integration: Porting the Android framework to specific hardware.
• Optimization & Performance: Analyzing and resolving complex system issues, memory leaks, and system crashes.
• AIDL: Experience in creating new AIDLs for framework APIs & HALs.
• Porting: Experience in porting OS customizations to higher android versions.

Required Technical Skills:

• Languages: Proficiency in Java, JNI and C/C++.
• Android Internals: Deep understanding of Binder IPC, System Server, HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer), and SELinux policies.
• Tools: Proficiency with AOSP build systems (Kati, Ninja, Soong) and version control tools like Git and Gerrit.
• OS Concepts: Strong knowledge of multi-core processing, threading, and process synchronization (mutex, semaphores).
• Education: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or any related engineering field.