Senior Embedded Android Engineer

Our Company

We're Hitachi Digital Services, a global digital solutions and transformation business with a bold vision of our world's potential. We're people-centric and here to power good. Every day, we future-proof urban spaces, conserve natural resources, protect rainforests, and save lives. This is a world where innovation, technology, and deep expertise come together to take our company and customers from what's now to what's next. We make it happen through the power of acceleration.

Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to bring a better tomorrow closer to today. We don't expect you to 'fit' every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

Job Description

What you bring to the team

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. YoE: 5+ years of professional experience in embedded android.
• Strong background in Linux kernel and device driver development for connectivity modules, sensors (BLE, USB, I2C, SPI, UART), display & touch, and camera pipelines (HAL3, ISP configuration, sensor modes).
• Expert knowledge of the Android software stack, including Bootloader → Kernel → HAL → Native Services → ART → Framework APIs; AIDL/HIDL, Binder IPC, and JNI.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Java, Kotlin, and Python/Shell scripting.
• Hands‑on experience with AOSP build system, device trees, Soong/Blueprint, and Gerrit workflows.
• Strong debugging skills using logcat, dmesg, Perfetto, Systrace, and kernel tracing tools.
• Ability to work with version control systems (especially Git) and follow collaborative development workflows (e.g., branching strategies, code reviews, merge requests).
• Participation in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical decision-making processes.
• Exposure to agile methodologies and iterative development cycles, with experience in issue tracking and sprint planning tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).
• Experience in writing unit tests, integration tests, and using test automation frameworks to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Experience in mentoring or supporting junior developers is a plus.
  
  

About Us

We're a global, team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data-driven leaders that can make a positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can bring a better tomorrow closer to today, this is the place for you.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.