Staff Android HAL / AIDL Engineer
fordPalo Alto, CA
Staff Android HAL / AIDL Engineer
fordPalo Alto, CA
today
Industries
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle ManufacturingNew Car DealersCustom Computer Programming ServicesAbout the role
Overview:
Join Ford’s UEV platform team to shape the embedded software foundation for the next generation of software-defined vehicles. You will own Stable AIDL HALs and IPC integration across Android Automotive OS, vehicle, and hardware interfaces, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure platform bring-up, compliance, and reliability. This role combines design, bring-up, debugging, and performance tuning to enable scalable, safe vehicle software. You will operate at the intersection of framework, hardware, and validation to deliver robust, real-time vehicle experiences. Compensation / Benefits medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage flexible family care days and paid parental leave back-up child care and family support programs vehicle discount program for employees and families tuition assistance employee resource groups
Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain Stable AIDL HALs (including the AIDL Vehicle HAL) for Android Automotive OS infotainment platforms Define and version AIDL interfaces, Binder client/service architectures, and lifecycle management Integrate HALs with CarService and Android framework services across system/vendor boundaries (Treble) Own HAL bring-up, including VINTF manifests, compatibility matrices, init, SELinux policy, and build configuration Lead root-cause analysis for cross-layer issues (native crashes, Binder failures, deadlocks, ANRs) Ensure HAL compliance with VTS and CTS/platform certification readiness Identify and resolve performance and reliability bottlenecks in HAL and IPC paths Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and develop tests and documentation Collaborate with framework, application, hardware, middleware, and validation teams on integration and new hardware capabilities
Key requirements:
B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field 5+ years of Android/AOSP platform software development 3+ years developing or integrating Android HALs and native services Strong C/C++ programming with working knowledge of Java and/or Kotlin Deep understanding of Android architecture (Binder IPC, HAL layers, AIDL, service lifecycle, Linux processes/threads) Hands-on debugging of Android system-level/native software in AOSP using Soong build system cross-functional collaboration problem-solving effective communication Android/AOSP platform software development Stable AIDL and VHAL development Binder IPC and AIDL interfaces
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Lead
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
Posted
today
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