Audio techstack: Automotive Android and QNX developer
About the Role
About the RoleWe are looking for a Senior Automotive Audio Software Developer with strong hands-on experience in Android Automotive/AOSP and QNX-based embedded platforms.The candidate will design, develop, integrate, and debug automotive audio software across the complete stack, covering Android Audio Framework, Audio HAL, audio middleware/management, QNX, and underlying hardware interfaces.The role requires strong Modern C++, embedded-system fundamentals, system-level debugging capability, and a good understanding of Automotive Infotainment audio architecture.Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyze and refine requirements for automotive audio software components.Design and develop embedded audio software using Modern C/C++.Develop, customize, and debug Android/AOSP Audio Framework and Audio HAL components.Develop and maintain QNX/POSIX-based audio middleware, audio services and audio-management components.Work with POSIX concepts including multithreading, IPC, synchronization, shared memory, message queues and sockets.Integrate audio software with DSP frameworks, OS services, HAL and hardware interfaces.Analyze complex issues across Application Framework/Middleware , HAL, OS, DSP , Hardware layers.Support platforms bring-up, integration, validation, and customer-specific audio configurations.Prepare and review high-level and low-level software designs, including UML-based designs.Perform unit testing using frameworks such as Google Test/GTest and contribute to CI/CD activities.Participate in design and code reviews and drive clean-code and software-quality practicesProvide technical guidance to team members and support cross-functional teams in resolving complex audio issues.What We’re Looking ForMust-Have Technical Skills - Embedded C++ 11/14/17 programming skills. Strong understanding of object-oriented design, STL, memory management, multithreading, concurrency and synchronization.QNX Hands-on development experience on QNX-based embedded systems. Experience with QNX-based audio middleware/audio-management components.Understanding QNX Sound Architecture and device-driver concepts is beneficial.Automotive Audio : Good understanding of audio routing and management, Audio streaming, Audio device handling Low latency audioInternal/external amplifiers DSP integrationStrong system-level debugging and problem-solving skills.Android Automotive AudioHands-on experience with AOSP/Android Audio Framework.Experience with: AudioFlinger / AudioPolicyManager / AudioPolicyService / AudioManager / AudioService / Car Audio Framework / Audio routing and device management / Audio HAL / AIDL / HIDLStrong Android debugging using logcat, bug reports and Tombstone logs.Familiarity with ALSA/TinyALSA and PCM/audio streaming is advantageous.Good understanding of embedded systems and RTOS concepts.B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Telecommunication, or a related engineering disciplineExp- 5-9 yearsExperience with Qualcomm automotive audio architecture and DSP frameworks.Experience with Hypervisor-based IVI architecture.Hands-on knowledge of tools such as QACT/QXDM and Qualcomm ACDB.Knowledge of low-level audio interfaces such as I2SKnowledge of audio DSP processing, effects and tuning. Understanding of CAN/vehicle signals influencing audio behavior.Experience with UML/design tools and software design patterns. Familiarity with SAFe/Agile and ASPICE.Knowledge of ISO 26262 and secure software development practices.Exposure to AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot; familiarity with LLMs/AI Agents/agentic workflows can be an additional advantage.