Senior Lead Engineer: Android Bluetooth Development

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Software Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

• Design, develop, and maintain Android Bluetooth host stack and profile components, ensuring robustness, scalability, and alignment with platform requirements.
• Enhance and sustain existing Bluetooth profiles and host functionalities through defect resolution, performance optimizations, and feature development across multiple Android releases.
• Drive enhancements and integration within the Android Audio Framework, including Bluetooth audio use cases, audio routing, and interactions with audio subsystems.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, including:
  • System Test teams to validate functionality, interoperability, and overall system robustness.
  • Customer Engineering teams to resolve integration issues, support customer use cases, and deliver high‑quality, production‑ready solutions.
• Own end‑to‑end Bluetooth feature delivery, from initial platform bring‑up and development through validation, integration, and production release.
• Ensure quality, performance, and Bluetooth specification compliance of software deliverables across multiple Android platforms and products.

• Proven ability to work effectively in cross‑functional, geographically distributed teams, delivering high‑quality solutions in a fast‑paced, customer‑driven environment.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Android Bluetooth architecture, including deep understanding of the Bluetooth stack, profiles (A2DP, HFP, AVRCP, LE Audio, etc.), and their interaction with the Android framework.
• Solid exposure to the Android Audio Framework, with understanding of audio chains, audio routing, HALs, codecs, latency considerations, and interactions with Bluetooth audio subsystems.
• Extensive experience working on Android‑based platforms, including system services, HALs, and framework‑level components.
• Proficiency in C++, Java, and C, with demonstrated experience developing and maintaining production‑quality system software.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design principles, with the ability to apply them to complex system‑level problems.
• Excellent C++ programming skills, with proven experience writing efficient, scalable, and maintainable code for low‑power and memory‑constrained embedded systems.
• Advanced debugging and problem‑solving skills, including effective use of tools such as logcat, GDB, strace, and other system‑level diagnostics.
• Experience using Bluetooth test and validation tools, including air sniffers (e.g., Ellisys, Frontline etc.) and Bluetooth PTS (Profile Tuning Suite), for interoperability and conformance testing.
• Strong understanding of Android Bluetooth stack internals, with the ability to propose, drive, and implement architectural improvements to enhance performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Educational Requirements

BE/ B.Tech/ ME/ M.Tech - Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical,

Telecommunications or equivalent

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

• Exposure to Rust Programming
• Experience with system peripheral interfaces such as SPI, UART, PCM/I2S, USB.
• Familiarity with device drivers and low-level system debugging.

Exposure in working with RTOS (any)

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