Engineer: Android Bluetooth Development

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Software Engineering

Work Location: onsite

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General Summary:

• Design, develop, and maintain Android Bluetooth host stack components and Bluetooth profiles for Qualcomm-based Android platforms.
• Enhance and support existing Bluetooth profiles and host functionality through bug fixes, performance optimizations, and feature development, including proprietary and customer‑specific requirements.
• Collaborate closely with System Test teams to validate functionality, ensure robustness, and maintain high quality standards across releases.
• Work with Customer Engineering teams to resolve integration issues, support platform adoption, and deliver reliable Bluetooth solutions to customers.
• Drive end‑to‑end Bluetooth technology deployment, from early platform bring‑up and feature development through production release and post‑launch support.
• Ensure Bluetooth software quality, standards compliance, and consistency across multiple Qualcomm platforms and Android releases.

• Proven ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams and manage deliverables in a fast‑paced, customer‑driven environment.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Android‑based platforms and system‑level software development.
• Proficiency in C++, Java, and C programming languages, with demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable code.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design principles.
• Strong C++ expertise with experience developing efficient, high‑performance software for low‑power and memory‑constrained systems.
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills, including hands‑on experience with debugging and analysis tools such as logcat, GDB, strace, and similar utilities.

• Strong understanding of Android Bluetooth technology, including host stack architecture, core components, and Bluetooth profile implementations.
• Exposure to Rust programming and interest in applying modern, memory‑safe languages to system‑level software.
• Experience working with system peripheral interfaces such as SPI, UART, PCM/I2S, and USB in embedded or Android‑based platforms.
• Hands‑on exposure to Android Bluetooth stack internals, with the ability to analyze, propose, and implement architectural or design improvements.
• Familiarity with device drivers and low‑level system debugging across kernel and user‑space boundaries.
• Exposure to the Android Audio Framework, particularly in the context of Bluetooth audio profiles and data paths.
• Experience using Bluetooth qualification and debugging tools, including air sniffers (e.g., Ellisys, Frontline) and Bluetooth SIG Profile Tuning Suite (PTS).

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