Lead Android System SDET

Role & responsibilities

• Understand the product/domain end to end, take ownership at AOSP layer, define and own the end-to-end test strategy for customized Android devices.
• Lead validation of AOSP customizations, including framework, HAL, and system services.
• Design and implement automation frameworks for: Platform-level testing, device-level integration testing
• Analyze and triage CTS (Compatibility Test Suite) failures and work closely with development teams to resolve issues.
• Ensure compliance with CTS, VTS, and GTS requirements where applicable.
• Build scalable CI/CD pipelines for automated test execution on physical devices.
• Drive test coverage improvements, including functional, regression, performance, and stability testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Android system developers, firmware teams etc.,).
• Mentor and lead small team of QA engineers and automation developers.
• Define and track quality metrics, release readiness, and risk assessments.

Preferred candidate profile

• Deep expertise in Android internals, AOSP builds
• Experience analyzing and fixing CTS failures
• Experience testing embedded Android devices / handhelds / IoT devices with solid understanding of hardware-software interaction.
• Strong programming skills in Java/Kotlin and/or Python.
• Experience with Android test frameworks: JUnit, Instrumentation, UI Automator, Espresso
• Experience building custom automation frameworks for devices with familiarity towards ADB, Fastboot, Logcat, Dumpsys

Good to have Skills

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Experience integrating automated tests into pipelines.
• Knowledge of performance testing and profiling tools