Software Engineer Tech Lead, Android Kernel, Android Systems

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript).

• 3 years of experience with System Software in any of the following areas - Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)/ARM64 architecture, compilers, firmware, Operating systems, Linux kernel, filesystems/storage, device drivers, performance tuning, networking, tools, tests, virtualization, platform libraries, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• 3 years of experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.

• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role; overseeing projects, with 2 years of experience in a people management, supervision/team leadership role.

• Experience with Rust.

About the job

In this role, you will play a key role in growing the team, developing its experience. You will have the opportunity to leverage open source software and technology. You will be involved in the daily tasks related to ARM64, Memory Management, Virtualization, Scheduling, Storage/Filesystems, Compilers and Binary Analysis. You will be contributing to Android's updatability, security and quality. You will work with leading domain experts. You will be involved in the development of areas such as Linux kernel, device drivers, operating systems, virtualization, inter process communication, compilers, performance optimizations, Android core framework, debugging and tools for binary analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and roll out features for billions of users. Work on core system components including Memory Management, Scheduling, Power, Storage, Virtualization, Networking.

• Create and ship Generic Kernel Image (GKI) for billions of devices.

• Scale development across a growing number of verticals (Wear, Auto, TV, large screen, etc.).

• Contribute to various open source projects, such as Linux Kernel, STG, AOSP, LLVM, LTP. Create and maintain a reliable, secure and robust foundation for the Android software ecosystem.

• Participate in representing Android at external technical conferences (such as Linux Plumbers).

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