Senior Linux / Android Audio Platform Engineer

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Linux / Android Audio Platform Engineer to support an automotive infotainment audio platform. This role is heavily focused on debugging, stabilization, and bug fixing across Linux and Android audio layers in a complex, multi-domain system.

The team is approaching a June 18 milestone, and this engineer will primarily address issues identified by QA, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver validated fixes into production builds. This role is not feature-lead focused but will include limited feature work across multiple audio components.

Debug and resolve audio issues across Linux and Android audio stacks

Analyze QA and system logs, trace issues to source code, and identify root causes

Add diagnostic logging, rebuild images, and validate fixes

Perform reverse-engineering and "detective work" to understand failures across layers

Work with IPC-based modules communicating between Linux and Android (e.g., Unix domain sockets)

Flash software builds from laptop to lab/vehicle setups

Validate fixes in real-world scenarios (media playback, phone calls, CarPlay, Apple Music)

Work independently after onboarding, owning issues end-to-end

Support limited feature development across infotainment audio components as needed

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Skills and Requirements

5+ years of embedded software development in C/C++ on Linux

Experience with Android Audio (Audio HAL AIDL/HIDL, AudioFlinger, AudioPolicyService)

Strong knowledge of ALSA / Linux audio subsystem

Experience debugging audio issues across Linux and Android layers

Familiarity with IPC mechanisms (e.g., Unix domain sockets, shared memory)

Proficiency with Yocto / OpenEmbedded build systems

Strong debugging skills (gdb, strace, perf, ALSA tools)

Ability to work independently systemd service development and debugging (journalctl, coredumps)

Real-time audio debugging (xruns, buffering, latency, thread priority)

Experience with Xen or virtualization technologies (VirtIO, paravirtualized drivers)

Automotive audio experience:

Amp/codecs, TDM buses, I2C control, DSP firmware

Rust (some audio services are Rust-based)

Network audio protocols (AVB/TSN, IEEE 1722 AVTP, gPTP)

Echo cancellation / noise reduction (AEC, ANR, beamforming)

Audio Weaver or similar DSP tools

Automotive buses (CAN, Ethernet, SPI)