SDET Android System Engineer

Job Title

FocusKPI is looking for an SDET Android System Engineer or Android System Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join one of our clients, a high‑tech SaaS company.

Work Location

Mountain View, CA

Duration

12‑month contract; Hybrid role (4 days per week onsite)

Pay Range

$72/hr to $82/hr

No C2C Resumes Considered

This position does not accept C2C resumes.

Role & Responsibilities

• Understand the business requirements and develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, including functional, integration, regression, and performance testing, with a focus on core Android internals, APIs, lifecycles, and instrumentation.
• Dive deep into design/architecture for Android System, Framework, Kernel, TA, alongside requirements to design cases.
• Build maintainable, high‑quality, and effective automated tests for Knox services.
• Architect, design, and implement advanced test automation frameworks specifically for Android systems, ensuring broad coverage for different layers.
• End‑to‑end testing of a product, including automation on Android mobile devices.
• Conduct performance and benchmark testing for key system metrics, including battery life, memory usage, and boot time. Monitor and track performance regressions.
• Perform in‑depth debugging and analysis of failures using Android tools like ADB, logcat, and tombstone. Provide a clear root‑cause analysis to the development teams.
• Takes ownership/responsibility for the product quality during monthly releases.
• Coordinate with program management, developers, and QA leads.
• Help in building an engineering culture that enables quality in all software features across Knox services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of minimum experience in Android System testing
• 2+ years of experience in Android System/Framework Automation
• Education: Master’s in Computer Science or equivalent
• Deep expertise in low‑level Android system validation
• Expertise in Android system and its layered architecture , from the foundation of the Linux kernel to the user‑facing applications, including Framework and system‑level security concepts like ARM's TrustZone.
• Experience with Android Kernel , TrustZone , and TEE (Trusted Execution Environment)
• Expertise with standard Android testing and debugging tools, including Android Debug Bridge (ADB), logcat, and the Memory Analyzer Tool
• Extensive coding skills in Java or Python
• Excellent understanding of QA processes and methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in the testing or development of Android Open Source Project (AOSP) or custom Android versions.
• Familiarity with Android build systems, such as Gradle.
• AI/ML Testing: Experience with validating AI functionality on Android devices and refining AI evaluation datasets.

Thank You

FocusKPI Hiring Team

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