Principal Linux/Android Platform Developer

We’re hiring a Principal Linux / Android Platform Developer to join a highly respected engineering team building mission-critical communication devices used by emergency services, transport networks, and infrastructure organisations worldwide. This isn’t app development. This is low-level, platform engineering on products that need to perform in the real world, where reliability is essential. The Role You’ll play a key role in developing and evolving Android-based embedded platforms used in next-generation communication devices. This is a broad, hands-on platform role, working across Linux and Android to solve complex system-level challenges. You’ll be involved in: * Android platform development (AOSP) * Linux kernel and system-level programming * Platform configuration, optimisation and tuning * Android framework and service-level changes * Performance, latency and power optimisation * Debugging, profiling and system analysis * Integration, testing and issue resolution * Contributing to technical design and architecture What We’re Looking For We’re looking for a strong engineer with experience across Linux and Android platform development, ideally within embedded or device-based environments. Key skills: * Strong understanding of Android internals and architecture * Experience working with AOSP * Solid Linux systems / kernel experience * Strong C++ development skills * Experience with embedded or battery-powered devices * Experience optimising system performance and behaviour