Senior Android Platform Engineer: Next-Gen SDKs & Services

FastTek Global; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental (FastTek pays the/

Vision

PTO Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

FastTek Global is hiring a Software Engineer to design and develop next-generation platform services and Android-based capabilities. You will contribute to a major software platform re-architecture, building robust APIs/SDKs for developers and aircraft integration, and collaborating across Android OS, middleware, hardware, and validation teams to drive end-to-end platform capabilities.

The role emphasizes end-to-end integration, automated testing, and the creation of reusable test apps, with a

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Rust, TypeScript and Kotlin/Java.
• Strong understanding of Android internals and experience in Android SDK, NDK, JNI and IPC mechanisms.
• Proficient with AI-assisted software development and testing.
• Network programming experience including TCP/UDP/IP.
• C programming in Linux, including real time multi-threaded embedded software development.
• Proficient with the Linux environment and Open-Source software development tools.
• Experience with creating product solutions that are robust and scalable.
• Solid knowledge of embedded software development concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and make efficient use of given resources such as system lab time and downstream process owners and tasks.
• Plan, design, implement and modify software applications from functional and system design specifications.
• Use expertise, experience, and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment with user-centered, iterative design and development cycles.
• Demonstrated engineering communication expertise including concise written and verbal skills is a must.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation platform services, contributing to a major re-architecture of software platform rather than simply maintaining the existing implementation.
• Develop modern Android-based platform capabilities and APIs/SDKs that allow interactive and application developers to consume aircraft and platform services through clean abstractions.
• Reverse-engineer and modernize existing platform behaviors where necessary, understanding current implementations and translating the required functionality into new platform services and APIs.
• Perform end-to-end integration and validation across SDKs, services, coordinators/operators, hardware adapters, Android applications, aircraft interfaces, and representative rack/test environments.
• Build reusable test applications and automated build infrastructure to exercise platform SDKs and support repeatable platform nightly builds and integration testing.
• Collaborate across Android OS, middleware, platform services, hardware, multimedia, interactive, validation, and architecture teams to resolve architectural dependencies and deliver platform capabilities end-to-end.

Skills

Rust

TypeScript

Kotlin/Java

Android internals

AI-assisted development

Network programming

C programming in Linux

Open-Source software

Embedded software concepts

Engineering communication

Tools

Android SDK

Android NDK

JNI

IPC mechanisms

Job description

FastTek Global is hiring a Software Engineer to design and develop next-generation platform services and Android-based capabilities. You will contribute to a major software platform re-architecture, building robust APIs/SDKs for developers and aircraft integration, and collaborating across Android OS, middleware, hardware, and validation teams to drive end-to-end platform capabilities.

The role emphasizes end-to-end integration, automated testing, and the creation of reusable test apps, with a