Embedded Software Developer - Android and QNX

Job Title - Embedded Android Software Engineer Location :
Portland, OR Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced QNX / Android Software Developer with strong expertise in Embedded C++, QNX, Linux, and Android Automotive platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing and integrating platform software, middleware, device drivers, and multimedia applications on Qualcomm Snapdragon-based embedded systems
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The candidate will contribute to platform bring-up, software integration, debugging, performance optimization, and development of automotive-grade embedded solutions across QNX, Linux, and Android environments.

Experience with
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295, QNX Hypervisor, Linux Device Drivers, Android native/framework development, and virtualization will be highly valued.

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain embedded software for QNX, Linux, and Android/Android Automotive platforms.
• Develop platform services, middleware, system applications, and low-level embedded components using C/C++.
• Develop, integrate, and debug Linux Device Drivers (LDD) and hardware interface components.
• Work on Qualcomm Snapdragon-based platforms
  , including platform bring-up, board initialization, BSP integration, and system-level debugging.
• Develop and integrate Android native and framework-level components for Android Automotive platforms.
• Develop and support multimedia applications, multimedia frameworks, and related platform components.
• Work with QNX Hypervisor and virtualization technologies to support multi-OS and cross-platform embedded environments.
• Interface with hardware using SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO
  , and other embedded communication interfaces.
• Support boot loader, secure boot, power management, and system initialization activities.
• Perform software debugging and root-cause analysis across application, middleware, OS, driver, and hardware layers.
• Use tools such as GDB, QNX Momentics, ADB, and Logcat for debugging and issue resolution.
• Analyze system performance and implement optimization related to CPU, memory, boot time, power, and application responsiveness.
• Support CTS/VTS execution, analysis, and debugging for Android platforms.
• Collaborate with validation, automation, Dev Ops, and system integration teams to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Integrate software components into CI/CD pipelines and support automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Use Git/Git Lab, Docker, and virtualized development environments for software development and testing.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, code reviews, defect triage, and release activities.
• Develop Python scripts and automation utilities where required to improve development and validation efficiency.
• Follow Agile/Scrum development practices and maintain technical documentation using tools such as Jira and Confluence
  .
• Support the adoption of AI-assisted software development tools and practices while maintaining engineering quality and coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and production-ready embedded software.

• Strong hands-on experience in C/C++ embedded software development
  .
• Strong experience with QNX platform development
  .
• Strong experience with Linux platform development and Linux internals
  .
• Hands-on experience with Android / Android Automotive development
  .
• Experience with Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms
  ;
  Snapdragon 8295 experience is highly preferred.
• Experience with QNX Hypervisor and embedded virtualization.
• Strong knowledge of Linux Device Driver Development (LDD) and device driver integration.
• Experience developing software across multiple layers, including BSP, drivers, middleware, platform services, and applications
  .
• Experience with multimedia software/platform development
  .
• Strong understanding of hardware/software interfaces including:
• SPI
• I2C
• UART
• GPIO
• Experience with boot loader and secure boot concepts.
• Knowledge of embedded power management
  .
• Hands-on debugging experience using:
• GDB
• QNX Momentics
• ADB
• Experience with Git/Git Lab and software configuration management.
• Experience with Docker and virtualization technologies
  .
• Understanding…