Staff Android Platform Engineer, VenturaOS

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Staff Android Platform Engineer, VenturaOS in USA

The Trade Desk
Full time
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USA
09/01/2026
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San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Lead board bring-up for new Android devices, including bootloader customization, kernel porting, and device driver integration.
Design and develop Android Framework components, System Services, Hardware Abstraction Layers, and native daemons.
Create and maintain Board Support Packages for Qualcomm, MediaTek, NVIDIA, and other SoC platforms.
Collaborate directly with OEM partners on platform integration, debugging, technical support, and device performance optimization.
Debug systems using Trace32, logcat, systrace, ADB, fastboot, QPST, QXDM, and GDB.
Develop and maintain device tree configurations, kernel modules, and hardware-specific drivers.
Optimize boot time, power consumption, and system performance metrics.
Support multiple Android release versions and manage AOSP customizations.

Requirements

10+ years of hands-on experience, including at least five years in Android platform development.
Strong experience with board bring-up, U-Boot or ABL bootloaders, Linux kernel customization, and device trees.
Deep knowledge of Android BSP development, HAL implementation, kernel drivers, and system integration.
Proficiency in C/C++ for system-level programming or Java/Kotlin for Android Framework development.
Experience with major SoC vendors and reference platforms, including Qualcomm, MediaTek, Broadcom, Amlogic, and Realtek.
Proven experience collaborating with OEMs on requirements, technical support, and issue resolution.
Strong understanding of the Android architecture from bootloader through kernel, HAL, Framework, and applications.
Experience with AOSP, BoardConfig.mk, Android build systems, Git, Gerrit, and code review processes.
Experience with system performance analysis and optimization.
Preferred: experience with SELinux, Verified Boot, dm-verity, multimedia subsystems, audio, display pipelines, hardware schematics, and hardware-team collaboration.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, independent-learning, and written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision healthcare with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents.
401(k) retirement benefits with company match, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Well-being benefits, certain tuition-expense reimbursement, parental leave, sick time, and paid holidays.
Up to 120 hours of vacation through the first year and 160 hours thereafter for full-time employees.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount.
Eligible employees may receive stock-based compensation and other variable compensation.

Salary: $137k - $252k/yr

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