Android OS SW Developer

HP; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off policies

Parental leave (4-12 weeks)

11 paid holidays

Flexible vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP is seeking an Android OS Software Developer to help design, develop, integrate, and maintain HP-specific Android OS capabilities for enterprise and retail products. You will work across the Android platform stack to improve device manageability, platform security, deployment, servicing, and integration with retail peripherals.

Responsibilities include implementing device-management functionality, developing security features, and coordinating with hardware, firmware, security, quality, and

Qualifications

• Experience developing Android platform or system-level software.
• Experience with Android Enterprise, device-policy management, OEMConfig, zero-touch enrollment, MDM or UEM platforms.
• Knowledge of Android platform security (SELinux, verified boot, secure boot and signing).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain Android OS components for HP products.
• Develop HP-specific Android features and system services for HP devices.
• Implement device-management functionality including provisioning, policy enforcement, telemetry, and MDM/UEM integration.
• Develop security features to strengthen platform integrity and trust.
• Develop and enhance peripheral interfaces and services to ease integration across HP products.
• Use debugging tools to analyze failures, performance, and security defects.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, test planning, and release-readiness.
• Create documentation covering architecture, interfaces, configuration, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with distributed teams including ODMs, silicon vendors, peripheral suppliers, and product teams.

Skills

Android platform

Android Enterprise

Android security

CTS/VTS testing

Vendor collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Android OS SW Developer

Description -

Job Summary

HP is seeking a Software Developer to join the team responsible for developing Android operating-system solutions for HP products. This role will contribute to the design, development, integration, and maintenance of HP value-added Android OS capabilities that differentiate HP products and address the specialized needs of enterprise and retail customers.

The developer will work across the Android platform stack to deliver features that improve device manageability, platform security, deployment, servicing, and integration with retail peripherals. The role requires hands-on Android platform development experience and the ability to collaborate with hardware, firmware, security, quality, product, and external technology partners.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain Android OS components for HP products.


• Develop HP-specific Android features and system services that extend the capabilities of the Android Open Source Project.


• Implement device-management functionality, including enterprise configuration, provisioning, policy enforcement, telemetry, and integration with MDM and UEM solutions.


• Develop security features that strengthen platform integrity, protect system services and data, and support trusted software execution.


• Develop and enhance standardized peripheral interfaces and services that reduce device-specific application integration.


• Use Android debugging and analysis tools to investigate system failures, performance issues, compatibility problems, and security defects.


• Participate in architecture and design reviews, code reviews, test planning, and release-readiness activities.


• Create technical documentation covering architecture, interfaces, configuration, development, testing, and troubleshooting.


• Collaborate with geographically distributed engineering teams, ODMs, silicon vendors, peripheral suppliers, independent software vendors, and product teams.


• HP currently differentiates its Android platform through areas such as OEMConfig, provisioning and OS-management tools, HP signing, restricted root access, peripheral firmware updates, and a standardized JPOS-based peripheral framework.


• Education & Experience Recommended


• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.


• Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in applications engineering, programming, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Programming Language/s Certification (Kotlin, Java, C++, Python, or similar)

Knowledge & Skills

• Experience developing Android platform or system-level software.


• Experience with Android Enterprise, device-policy management, OEMConfig, zero-touch enrollment, MDM, or UEM platforms.


• Knowledge of Android platform security, including SELinux, verified boot, secure boot, and application or image signing.


• Experience with Android compatibility and security testing, such as CTS, VTS, GTS, STS, or related test suites.


• Familiarity with Android HAL development, AIDL, Binder IPC, native services, and Linux device drivers.


• Knowledge of retail or point-of-sale technologies, including barcode scanners, printers, cash drawers, payment devices, customer-facing displays, or JPOS/UnifiedPOS.


• Experience collaborating with ODMs, chipset vendors, peripheral manufacturers, and external software partners.

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication


• Results Orientation


• Learning Agility


• Digital Fluency


• Customer Centricity

The successful candidate will:

• Deliver reliable Android OS features that solve meaningful enterprise and retail customer problems.


• Improve HP Android products through differentiated manageability, security, servicing, and peripheral capabilities.


• Produce maintainable, well-tested code suitable for long-lived commercial products.


• Resolve platform-level issues through disciplined, evidence-based root-cause analysis.


• Work effectively across software, hardware, security, quality, and product-management organizations.


• Help establish consistent Android platform capabilities across multiple HP product families.

The pay range for this role is $116,150 to $182,400 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance


• Dental insurance


• Vision insurance


• Long term/short term disability insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Flexible spending account


• Life insurance


• Generous time off policies, including;


• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure


• 11 paid holidays


• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job - Software

Schedule - Full time

Shift - No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

Relocation -

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