Automotive Android Build & Configuration Engineer

Highbrow LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Palo Alto is seeking an Android Developer specializing in app configuration and integration. The role involves managing updates for platform and applets, ensuring synchronization with the latest version. Requires experience with Android build systems and validation processes, along with knowledge in scripting for automation.

Qualifications

• Experience with AOSP repo tool and manifest management.
• Ability to perform codebase synchronization and resolve merge conflicts.
• Experience managing system, vendor, and product partitions.

Responsibilities

• Act as integration engineer between platform and Android system builds.
• Manage DPD updates and ensure applets stay in sync with platform versions.
• Conduct smoke tests and integration validation after updates.

Skills

Android Build & Integration

Deep knowledge of Android build system (AOSP / AAOS)

Soong / Blueprint

Makefiles

Product configuration

Configuration Management

DPD (Device / Platform Definition) Integration

System-Level Android & Applet Awareness

Validation & Testing

Automate sanity checks and configuration validation (Python/Bash scripting)

Tools

ADB

Logcat

System tracing tools

Job description

Job Title: Android Developer (Application Configuration)

Location: Palo Alto, CA

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.