Android Developer

WE ARE HIRING: Android DeveloperLocation: Sri Lanka

Employment Type: Full-time

Company Industry: Software

Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced and technically strong Android Developer to design, develop, and support Android platform services and applications within a software engineering environment.

The selected candidate will be responsible for developing Android applications and platform services, working with embedded automotive platforms, implementing inter-process communication, integrating backend services, managing configuration data, and supporting testing, debugging, and performance optimization. This role requires strong Android development experience, system-level Android knowledge, Java/Kotlin expertise, and exposure to embedded or automotive environments.

Key ResponsibilitiesAndroid Application & Platform Development

• Design and develop Android platform services and applications.

• Build Android solutions for embedded and system-level environments.

• Develop platform services with strong dependency on the Android network stack.

• Support lifecycle event handling and trigger workflows based on connectivity and system state changes.

• Ensure applications and services are scalable, secure, and reliable.

System-Level Android & IPC Development

• Implement inter-process communication mechanisms such as AIDL for interaction between system components and client applications.

• Work with Android platform services, lifecycle management, security policies, and filesystem components.

• Develop logic to manage device capabilities and configuration data.

• Read, store, and distribute configuration data across system components.

• Support policy-based controls and configuration-driven system behavior where required.

Backend Integration & Data Synchronization

• Integrate backend services to synchronize configuration states between devices and remote systems.

• Work with client-server communication and RESTful APIs.

• Implement secure and reliable data persistence mechanisms.

• Support synchronization concepts across distributed systems.

• Develop error handling and retry strategies for network failures, backend issues, and system inconsistencies.

Build Systems, CI/CD & Performance Optimization

• Work with Android build systems such as AOSP Blueprint and Gradle.

• Contribute to configuring CI/CD pipelines for Android build environments.

• Support testing, debugging, and performance optimization in embedded environments.

• Collaborate with backend, architecture, and integration teams to ensure end-to-end functionality.

• Troubleshoot technical issues and support continuous improvement of Android development practices.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Android development.

• Strong experience in Android development using Java and Kotlin.

• Hands-on experience with Android inter-process communication mechanisms.

• Experience working with system-level Android, including platform services, lifecycle management, security policies, and filesystem.

• Experience with Android build systems such as AOSP Blueprint and Gradle.

• Experience working with Android NDK.

• Solid understanding of client-server communication and RESTful APIs.

• Experience in data storage and persistence techniques on Android platforms.

• Good understanding of distributed systems and synchronization concepts.

• Experience in automotive or embedded Android environments will be an added advantage.

• Knowledge of hardware abstraction and low-level system interfaces will be preferred.

• Familiarity with configuration-driven systems and policy-based controls will be an advantage.

• Experience with connectivity handling and retry mechanisms in distributed environments will be beneficial.

• Experience with Linux network stack concepts such as iptables, SELinux, and routing will be an added advantage.

• Exposure to Linux-based embedded systems will be pref...