Android embedded engineer, R&D (Leading gaming company, Up to $80k)

What You'll Do

AOSP Engineering Track

• Scout, evaluate, and document emerging hardware technologies to build team knowledge and capability.

• Source, set up, and assess developer kits; engage with vendors to unlock technical depth.

• Analysis field problems seeking both immediate and ultimate improvements.

• Design and run experiments for reliability, performance, thermals, power, camera optics, and latency; analyze and present results.

• Prototype novel architectures and features to demonstrate feasibility and inform product decisions.

• Develop, adapt, and optimize low level drivers, HALs, and firmware.

• Contribute to accessories, motion tracking technologies, and the Playground OS.

• Contribute to the requirements and architecture for future hardware.

• Provide technical guidance on hardware strategy, risks, and trade offs.

R&D Track

• Bring up new platforms and hardware, and optimize Playground’s AOSP-based OS across SoC, GPU, NPU, Camera, ISP, WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, and power for best-in-class performance.

• Design and implement system APIs, HAL, and framework layers in close partnership with the app, game, and CV/ML teams.

• Tune state-of-the-art image processing, CV, and ML pipelines to run efficiently on-device.

• Own system security end-to-end — harden the boot and verification chain, manage keys, and keep security patches current.

• Profile and debug deep into the stack with tools like perfetto, systrace, tcpdump, and Arm Mobile Studio, and drive field issues to root cause.

• Partner with SoC vendors and ODM / JDM partners on BSP drops, escalations, and silicon-level issues.

• Support manufacturing and factory operations — device provisioning, calibration data, key storage, and factory test images.

Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or related field.

• A strong track record of building embedded systems / personal devices / home entertainment devices on Android (AOSP).

• Deep knowledge of Android/Linux internals, drivers, HALs, system debugging, and performance optimization.

• Proficiency in C, C++, Python, Java, Node,js or Golang.

• Excellent communication in English and Mandarin Chinese.