Staff Android Systems Engineer

Greenlight

Staff Android Systems Engineer at Greenlight leading the development of Android-based products for custom hardware. Owning application layer and collaborating with hardware vendors for production maturity.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Android

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development of Android-based products running on custom hardware
Own the application layer end-to-end while working close to the OS, collaborating with hardware vendors
Shape the AOSP integration and set engineering standards for building, testing, and shipping on-device
Work on Android apps leveraging capabilities at the AOSP level
Collaborate directly with ROM and vendor teams, translating app layer needs to platform changes
Enhance existing functionality in the Greenlight Android mobile app
Design and expose system services, Binder/IPC interfaces, and AIDL-based APIs for secure communication
Own permissions, signing, and app identity model with understanding of standard and privileged/system apps
Drive PackageManager and app installation strategy including silent installs and rollback
Champion WebView performance, security, and hybrid debugging
Build and maintain Android CI/CD pipelines and device-in-the-loop testing
Harden pilot-quality software into production-grade systems
Build field debugging infrastructure including log pipelines and remote bug reports
Serve as the technical bridge between platform architecture and product engineering
Mentor and lead peers in a distributed environment
Translate technical findings into business insights for engineering, QA, and leadership
Apply AI tooling to real engineering problems

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
8 to12 years of software engineering experience, with significant depth in Android platform or systems engineering rather than app-layer development
AOSP fluency: you've navigated the source tree, worked with OEM or vendor teams, and can answer questions the documentation doesn't
Deep understanding of Android's security model including sandboxing, system app privileges, the threat surface of privileged IPC, and how the same APK can behave differently across devices
Hands-on experience with update mechanisms from application-level updates through system-level OTA, with enough depth to have a credible technical conversation with a vendor about tradeoffs
Comfort with adb shell as a real debugging environment and experience with system-level diagnostic tools and tracing to diagnose problems that never surface in Android Studio
Experience shipping products where WebView is the primary UI surface, not a fallback
A track record of building or significantly evolving Android CI/CD pipelines, with opinions on signing key hygiene, artifact provenance, and device-in-the-loop testing
Experience designing device telemetry and fleet health systems, especially in constrained environments
A quality-first mindset and the ability to champion best practices in testing, observability, and release confidence
Strong communication skills so you can translate deep technical findings for non-technical stakeholders and lead across engineering, QA, and leadership
Genuine excitement about AI and a habit of applying it to real engineering problems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Traditional 401k with company match
Unlimited PTO
Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
Professional development stipends
Mental health resources
1:1 financial planners
Fertility healthcare
100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave
Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities
Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours
Employee resource groups

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Hard Skills & Tools

Android developmentAOSP integrationBinder/IPC interfacesAIDL-based APIsPackageManagerCI/CD pipelinesdevice-in-the-loop testingsystem-level diagnostic toolsupdate mechanismsWebView

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingquality-first mindsettranslating technical findingschampioning best practicesbusiness insightsexcitement about AI

Certifications

BS degree in Computer Science