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Senior Software Engineer – Android Platform

Cisco Galway, Ireland On-site senior full-time

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Description

As a senior software engineer, you will work on Android platform development, designing, building, and optimizing Android environments that run Cisco's core communications software on collaboration devices.

You will:

  • Design, implement, and maintain software in C++, Java, Python, and Rust, focusing on Android platform and systems-level development
  • Integrate software from meeting platform partners into Cisco's software stack, particularly Android-based components
  • Develop high-performance Android environments on embedded Linux hosts, including containerized or headless Android runtimes
  • Modify and extend the Android Open-Source Project (AOSP) framework, system services, and Hardware Abstraction Layers (HAL)
  • Ensure stable, secure, and low-latency networking between Linux host and Android environment
  • Debug complex issues across the Linux-Android boundary
  • Champion engineering best practices, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers

Minimum qualifications:

  • Degree in computer science or equivalent
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with platform, embedded, or systems-level development
  • Experience with C++, Java, Python, Linux, and Android development

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with Android containers or Android on embedded Linux hosts
  • Strong understanding of Linux network architecture, cgroups, memory management, and cross-boundary IPC
  • Experience with internet protocols, audio/video drivers, and embedded platforms

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Android containers
  • Linux network architecture
  • cgroups
  • memory management
  • cross-boundary IPC
  • internet protocols
  • audio/video drivers
  • embedded platforms

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