Embedded System Software Engineer

Work Location: Redmond, WAJob Summary

Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, debug, and maintain C++17+ software on Linux and Android platforms. Develop and troubleshoot AOSP/embedded Android components, including native services, AIDL/Binder IPC, system properties, SELinux, and Android build systems. Build highly testable software using gtest/gmock, mocks, automation, and robust test strategies. Develop thread-safe applications involving concurrency, IPC, shared memory, and synchronization. Work across device and backend layers using C++, Hack/PHP, Python, Java, or Kotlin. Use SQL to analyze large datasets, including joins, aggregations, and percentile-based analysis. Create automation and engineering tools using Python and shell scripting. Investigate device logs, crashes, telemetry, performance issues, and production failures. Participate in code reviews, Git-based development, multi-branch releases, and production/on-call support. Own technical issues end-to-end and communicate progress, risks, and blockers proactively. Use AI-assisted development tools effectively for coding, testing, debugging, and engineering productivity.

Required Qualifications: 10+ years of professional software development experience with modern C++ (C++17 or later).Strong development experience on Linux and/or Android. Hands-on experience with AOSP or embedded Android, including:

• Soong / Android.bpNative servicesAIDL / BinderADBSystem propertiesSELinux fundamentals
• Strong unit-testing experience with gtest/gmock.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, mutexes, concurrency, IPC, and shared state.
• Backend programming experience in Hack/PHP, Python, Java, or Kotlin, with willingness to work regularly in Hack/PHP.Strong SQL and data-analysis skills.
• Experience with Python and shell scripting for automation.
• Proficiency with Git, code reviews, cherry-picks, and multi-branch development/release workflows.
• Strong written communication and ability to work independently.
• Ability to work primarily during Pacific business hours, including flexibility for on-call handoffs and launch-critical activities.

Preferred Qualifications: Telemetry, logging, or analytics pipeline experience, including protobuf, serialization, sampling, batching, and data uploads. Android/Linux crash diagnostics experience with tombstones, minidumps, symbolication, bug reports, or log collection. Backend development experience with Hack/PHP, Thrift/gRPC, or protobuf. Experience developing dashboards, monitoring, and alerting for event or time-series data. Android framework or application development using Java/Kotlin. Experience supporting production services, including on-call, incident triage, monitoring, and incident follow-up. Android/iOS companion-app or device-to-phone end-to-end automation experience. Experience with performance benchmarking, memory analysis, and resource-constrained devices. Practical experience using AI coding tools to accelerate engineering and test development.