Take ownership of complex engineering challenges. You will investigate issues that rarely have simple answers, working across multiple layers of the system to understand root causes and deliver robust technical solutions from analysis through implementation and validation.
Contribute as a senior Android platform specialist. You will collaborate with experienced hardware, firmware, Android, Linux, and product engineers across countries, while deepening your expertise in Android internals, embedded Linux, BSP engineering, platform bring-up, multimedia, and low-level
Expected Deliverables and Areas of Contribution
Develop and customize AOSP-based platform software for embedded audio devices.
Work on Android BSP, HAL layers, native C/C++ components, JNI/NDK integration, and system-level services.
Participate in Android version upgrades and help keep the platform aligned with the latest Android releases.
Integrate and troubleshoot hardware interfaces, peripheral drivers, and Linux kernel-related components.
Debug platform issues related to boot, performance, memory, power, threading, IPC, and hardware communication.
Support board bring-up and platform validation on ARM, Qualcomm-based, and other embedded hardware architectures.
Collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to deliver stable embedded Android platforms.
Review technical designs and code and provide guidance to less experienced engineers when needed.
Required Expertise
Must have
7+ years of embedded software development experience, including 2+ years with Embedded Android, AOSP, or Android platform-level development.
Strong C/C++ development skills for native, low-level, and performance-sensitive software.
Hands-on experience with Android BSP, AOSP build systems, HAL architecture, HIDL/AIDL, Android.bp/Android.mk, Soong/Ninja, and system services.
Experience with Android NDK, JNI, Binder, sockets, shared memory, or other IPC mechanisms.
Good knowledge of embedded Linux, Linux kernel interfaces, device drivers, and hardware communication concepts.
Experience debugging with tools such as ADB, GDB, Valgrind, Systrace/Perfetto, Wireshark, protocol analyzers, or similar tools.
Understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, version control, and structured release/development workflows.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
Engagement Highlights
Jabil Inc. partners with experienced independent professionals who contribute their expertise to international engineering projects. Together, we create, innovate, and solve meaningful technical challenges for world-leading brands.
Opportunity to support engineering projects delivered for market-leading global brands.
Long-term project engagement with clearly defined technical objectives.
Engagement on a B2B basis as an independent contractor, with discretion over the manner, time, and place of service delivery under a remote cooperation model, subject to project requirements and agreed deliverables.
Flexibility in how and where you work, aligned with project needs and delivery expectations.
Collaboration with international engineering stakeholders and experienced specialists across different countries.
Exposure to modern technologies and complex engineering challenges across embedded systems and Android platforms.
Opportunity to influence technical decisions and contribute knowledge to products used globally.
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