Android Developer -Stack

Job Details for Android Stack Developer

Fixed-term employment for 2 years

Location: Zurich, Swiszerland

The following are key requirements for the role.

Good experience and knowledge of Android Stack and experience in debugging and triaging issues

Candidates are to have technical skills needed to triage issues and know where to look for issues on the Android OS stack - this is the primary responsibility

Profiles with prior Android/Google experience are preferred.

General skills

Ability to prioritize work given multiple competing requests

Clear and effective verbal and literal communication skills (English)

Technical leadership to follow up on issues and get them resolved

Quick learner of new technologies developed inside/outside the team

Technical skills

Good to have

o Android software stack and services knowledge

o Android basic debugging knowledge (bug report, ADB, ...),

o Basic software knowledge (send ADB commands, Scripting skills)

o Organize a backlog of issues following a defined process

Great to have

o Technical judgment to triage a complex Android TV issue to the right SW team

o Android Framework knowledge

o Android apps knowledge

o Android debugging skills (logcat, dumpsys, ...)

o Android build environment and device customizations GIT, gerrit, etc.

o Linux Kernel, vendor HAL,

Primary Responsibility

Bug triaging will be the primary task

Member of the triaging team

Attend the release meeting

Work closely with the QA team

Participate in core team weekly meetings

Review the list of issues, understand next steps, and respond to issues promptly

Triaging issues include:

o Identifying any duplicate issues/bugs

o Checking the conditions for reproducing the issue

o Capability to review logs

o Finding the software module responsible for the root cause

o Updating bugs based on what was unearthed in investigations

o Reassigning an issue to the most appropriate owner or team

o Closing the loop with the reporter of the issue

o Ensure SLOs for bug triaging and resolution are complied with

o Ping the assignees to request feedback on dormant bugs

Secondary Responsibilities

Develop test apps to validate an OEM's customization internally

Bring up and debug a 1P (first-part) or 3P (third-party) app on a specific device

Develop a script that can speed up an issue reproduction

Run a specific performance assessment on 3P ATV or other devices

Ability to keep up-to-date on managing

Android devices: flashing, sideloading, root access