Position Overview
We are looking for Android Audio Framework engineers to build, integrate and debug audio solutions for automotive infotainment platforms. You will work across the Java Framework, Native Audio Framework and Audio HAL, tracing issues down to DSP and hardware and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable in-vehicle audio experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, modify and extend Android Audio Framework and native components in AOSP
- Debug and resolve issues across the full audio stack: Framework → Native → HAL → DSP/Hardware
- Analyze system-level problems across multiple software layers and drive them to closure independently
- Collaborate with Framework, HAL, BSP, DSP, Application and Validation teams on feature delivery and integration
- Contribute to audio feature design, integration and optimization for automotive use cases
Required Skills
Android Audio Framework:
- Strong hands-on experience with Android Audio Framework / AOSP Audio, including:
- AudioFlinger, AudioPolicy / AudioPolicyManager, AudioService and AudioManager
- AudioFocus, Audio routing, AudioTrack / AudioRecord, Audio devices and Audio Attributes, Audio HAL
- Ability to understand and debug the interaction between the Java Framework, Native Audio Framework and HAL
Programming:
- Strong C++ skills and good working knowledge of Java
- Solid grasp of object-oriented programming, multithreading, synchronization, IPC / Binder and memory management
- Good Linux programming and command-line skills
AOSP / Android Platform:
- Hands-on experience with AOSP source code, including modifying or extending Framework and native components
- Good understanding of Android system architecture
- Working knowledge of Binder / IPC and AIDL
- Understanding of Android build and integration mechanisms
Debugging:
- Strong experience with ADB, Logcat, Dumpsys, Bugreport, Android traces, GDB, Linux debugging tools and Git / Gerrit
- Comfort debugging complex issues across multiple software layers
Preferred Skills
- Experience in automotive infotainment audio is strongly preferred. Exposure to any of the following is an advantage:
- Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and the Automotive Audio Framework
- Multi-zone / multi-device audio
- Audio routing and device switching
- Audio focus and ducking
- Media, Navigation and Voice coexistence
- Bluetooth audio (HFP / A2DP) and phone / call audio
- Voice Assistant audio
- USB / external audio sources
- Amplifier / DSP and audio codec integration
- Audio latency and synchronization
- Audio power management
Who You Are
- You have strong Android Audio Framework fundamentals and hands-on development experience
- You can navigate and understand a large AOSP codebase with confidence
- You can trace an issue from Framework → Native → HAL → DSP/Hardware
- You bring strong analytical and debugging skills and take ownership of complex problems
- You collaborate well with Framework, HAL, BSP, DSP, Application and Validation teams
- You have a genuine interest in Automotive Infotainment and Android Automotive technologies