Senior Android Engineer in Cambridge

Senior / Lead AOSP Engineer (Embedded Android)

Cambridge, UK (On-Site) | Competitive Salary + Bonus + Equity

A leading European technology company developing next-generation Android-based hardware and software platforms is looking for an experienced AOSP Engineer to join a highly skilled Core Applications team.

This is an opportunity to work on complex Android platform engineering challenges, influence the future architecture of industry-leading products, and help deliver software used globally in modern hybrid working environments.

We're looking for engineers who are comfortable working across the Android stack, from low-level platform and system components through to middleware and applications.

Important Location Requirement: This position requires regular on-site collaboration in Cambridge, UK. Applicants should be willing and able to work on-site as part of a collaborative engineering team.

Why Join?

• Join a rapidly growing European technology success story




• Work on Android-powered products used by organisations worldwide




• Equity participation




• Performance bonus




• Unlimited PTO and genuinely flexible culture




• Family-first approach to work-life balance




• Work alongside highly experienced Android, embedded and platform engineers




• Significant technical ownership and autonomy




• Modern engineering culture with strong technical leadership

The Opportunity

You'll join a cross-functional Core Applications group responsible for the services and applications that sit on top of a custom Android platform. The team delivers and maintains critical software that powers connected devices, while collaborating closely with platform and embedded teams responsible for lower-level Android components.

Key projects include:

• Supporting new device launches and adapting software for new hardware platforms




• Modernising and evolving existing Android platform architecture




• Porting services and functionality across Android versions, including Android 15




• Developing services and frameworks that support next-generation collaboration platforms




• Enhancing security, reliability and performance across the Android stack




• Working across applications, middleware, framework and platform layers

Requirements:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience




• Experience building, customising and debugging Android platforms




• Strong understanding of Android security concepts including: App Permissions and SELinux




• Experience with Android IPC technologies including:, Binder and HwBinder




• Experience working with Android HALs, AIDL and platform interfaces




• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Java and/or Kotlin




• Experience working with Git-based development environments and CI/CD pipelines




• Proven ability to work across multiple layers of the Android ecosystem




• Technical leadership, mentoring or senior engineering experience




• Excellent communication and remote collaboration skills

**Open to Platform Engineers looking to grow**

We are particularly interested in speaking with Senior Embedded Linux and Platform Engineers who may not have spent their entire career in AOSP but have extensive experience working at the platform layer.

If you've worked on areas such as:

• Embedded Linux platforms




• Low-level system software




• Hardware abstraction layers




• System integration

and you're excited about expanding your knowledge further up the Android stack into:

• Android framework development




• System services




• Platform applications

then we'd love to hear from you.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to deepen your Android expertise while leveraging your existing low-level systems knowledge.

The type of Engineer who thrives here:

• Enjoys solving difficult platform and systems problems




• Is comfortable diving into unfamiliar areas of a codebase




• Can work independently without heavy oversight




• Takes ownership of technical decisions




• Has a genuine passion for Android and embedded technology




• Wants to help shape products used by customers around the world

Interested?

Whether you're an experienced AOSP specialist or a senior embedded/platform engineer looking to move further into Android framework and middleware development, this is an opportunity to work on technically challenging products within a collaborative and high-performing engineering environment.