Senior Android Platform Developer
Center for Internet Security · UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE, US
About this role
## Senior Android Platform Developer **Overview** CIS Mobile is looking for a **Senior Android Platform Developer** to join our team. You will primarily focus on **altOS**, our custom Android-based mobile device operating system. In this role, you will help create, customize, and monitor **security-hardened software** for mobile devices. You’ll collaborate with **server developers, application developers, engineers, and other technical teams** to develop and extend our secure Android platform. **Location:** Remote --- ## Responsibilities - Support and extend **altOS**, our custom Android distribution with security and privacy as core priorities - Design and build advanced Android applications that provide features and extensions to the base OS - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features - Perform product design, bug verification, release testing, and beta projects on a custom Android ROM/distribution - Work with Application and Server teams to develop unique **OS and Android framework** features not possible in standard Android applications - Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency --- ## Qualifications **Education & Experience** - University degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience - **Minimum of 5 years** of experience in Android-related product development **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** - Experience compiling, modifying, and installing/flashing **AOSP (Android Open Source Project)** - Experience with **Linux OS development**, including syncing, building, debugging, modifying, and contributing - Experience porting Android ROMs to new devices, flashing Android system ROMs, or contributing to open-source aftermarket distributions (e.g., **LineageOS**, **Paranoid Android**) - Experience with **Android SDK** and **Android Studio** - Experience with **Git** or another source control system - Proficiency in **Java, C, and C++** - **Linux kernel development** experience is a plus - Familiarity with **Android platform architecture** - Familiarity with Android device management technology, including **DevicePolicyManager** and **MDM APIs** - Skills in **Bash scripting**, **Makefiles**, and **Perl/Python** - Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to a constantly changing environment - High initiative and creativity; ability to suggest new approaches and develop innovative applications - Team-oriented; ability to work across departments - Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills - Strong attention to detail **Authorization / Clearance** - CIS Mobile will **not sponsor** a new applicant for employment authorization for this position - This position does **not** require an active security clearance at the time of application, but you must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance --- ## Physical Requirements (Summary) - Regularly required to talk and hear - Frequently must use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms - Required to sit, stand, and walk - Specific vision abilities required (close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and additional vision requirements)
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