Android / Linux Kernel Developer

1 day ago

Hyderabad, Telangana, India CONNECT-PRO MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Full time ₹ 5,00,000 - ₹ 25,00,000 per year

Exp.- 4-10y

Candidate should have 3-10 years of experience of working on Android Linux Kernel Upgrades across various chipsets and writing updating performance analysis and optimization of drivers. The role involves working on the Board Support Package (BSP), upgrading kernel and system components, ensuring compatibility with new Android or Linux versions, and integrating vendor-specific changes.

In addition, Candidate would be required to have good working experience of the network drivers, performance measurement, Optimization of Kernel resources used by drivers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Plan, execute, and validate Android And or Linux Kernel upgrades for a multitude of Chipsets having one or more different kernel versions
  • Applying Vendor and Device Specific Patches
  • Port and maintain Board Support Package (BSP) for SoCs such as Qualcomm
  • Update and integrate device drivers for peripherals (e.g., Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Camera, Audio, display, sensors etc).
  • Migrate and test any HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) changes for Android.
  • Perform bootloader updates and ensure secure boot compatibility.
  • Debug, resolve issues during the upgrade process (kernel crashes, HAL failures, app compatibility).
  • Work closely with QA to ensure stable releases after Kernel and or driver upgrades.
  • Document upgrade procedures, patch sets, and integration step.

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.

Experience

  • 3-10 years in Embedded Linux or Android platform development.
  • Experience with Android AOSP build systems and Linux build systems (Yocto, Buildroot), bootloaders
  • Good knowledge of Kernel internals, device tree, and driver development.
  • Strong knowledge of Linux kernel networking subsystem and net_device API.
  • Bring up and validate Ethernet interfaces during board bring-up
  • Hands-on experience writing or modifying Ethernet drivers (MAC/PHY).
  • Work with ethtool, iproute2, and other networking tools for driver testing.
  • Troubleshoot issues using Wireshark, tcpdump, perf, and kernel tracing tools.
  • Strong debugging skills using tools like adb, gdb, strace, dmesg, logcat
  • Performance Analysis and Optimization
  • Expert in Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, Linux kernel, BSPs, and device drivers
  • Experience with Yocto, Buildroot, U-Boot, and cross-compilation toolchains.
  • Detailed Understanding of cross-compilation and target flashing procedures.

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Knowledge of OTA (Over-The-Air) upgrade mechanisms.
  • Familiarity with secure boot, encryption, and SELinux.
  • Experience with DPDK or XDP for high-performance packet processing.
  • Knowledge of hardware offload features (checksum offload, TSO, LRO, RSS).
  • Implement support for features such as VLAN, jumbo frames, PTP (IEEE 1588)
  • Exposure to PTP/IEEE 1588 synchronization, and TSN (Time-Sensitive Networking)

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