Custom Software Engineer

Overview

Lead the design and development of high-performance infotainment applications using Android Automotive OS (AAOS). Drive full-stack architecture, HAL integration and system-level collaboration across automotive platforms.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and development of infotainment applications using AAOS, focusing on modularity, performance and maintainability.
• Architect full-stack solutions for media, navigation, user profiles and distributed playback features.
• Develop modules that interact with VHAL and other HALs using AIDL/HIDL.
• Integrate applications with system services and vendor-specific frameworks.
• Resolve issues across application, framework and HAL layers to ensure stability and performance.
• Work closely with platform, hardware and QA teams for seamless integration and validation.
• Guide junior developers and enforce best practices in architecture, code quality and testing.
• Create and present architecture diagrams, technical specifications and implementation details to stakeholders.
• Lead Android infotainment application development, ensuring high performance compliance and seamless integration across automotive platforms.

What you'll need

• Minimum 2 year(s) of experience is required.
• 4 years of experience in Android application development, preferably in automotive or embedded domains.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Infotainment & Telematics.
• Bachelors degree in computer science, Electronics or related field.
• Bachelor/ Masters degree in Engineering in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical is required.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin and C++ (14/17).
• Deep understanding of Android SDK, NDK, Jetpack libraries and MVVM architecture.
• Experience with Android components including Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers and Content Providers.
• Hands-on experience with AIDL/HIDL, VHAL and HAL-to-app communication.
• Familiarity with AAOS car services and infotainment integration.
• Experience with BT, Wi-Fi, GPS and CAN at the application level.
• Exposure to media, phone, navigation apps and cloud communication.
• Experience with partitioning concepts and cross-partition communication.
• Proficiency in unit testing, instrumentation testing and mocking frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD workflows and debugging tools including adb, logcat, Perfetto and Systrace.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) and ASPICE.
• Knowledge of ISO/SAE 21434 (Cybersecurity).
• Cybersecurity practices including TARA and secure communication.

Details

• This position is based at the Bengaluru office.