Android Platform Engineer (AVF/Linux Integration) – Fully Remote (Europe)
Radley James is working with an innovative healthcare technology company developing a next-generation Mobile Gateway platform for a connected medical device ecosystem.
The team is looking for an experienced
Android Platform Engineer
to help design and deliver a new architecture that integrates Linux-based gateway software within Android's Virtualization Framework (AVF). This is a highly technical role focused on Android internals, Linux integration, virtualization, security, and system-level development within a regulated environment.
Responsibilities
• Integrate existing Linux-based software into Android's Virtualization Framework (AVF).
• Configure and optimise Linux virtual machines running within Android environments.
• Design communication between Android host systems, Linux guest environments, and cloud services.
• Support Android system architecture and platform-level development.
• Develop secure communication mechanisms between Android and Linux environments.
• Review security architecture, performance, resource management, and system reliability.
• Contribute to technical documentation and key architectural decisions.
Requirements
• 5+ years of Android platform development experience.
• Strong experience with Android system-level software and architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Android Virtualization Framework (AVF).
• Deep understanding of Linux system programming, containers, and virtualisation.
• Experience with AOSP, Binder IPC, Android HAL, SELinux, and Android security.
• Strong C/C++ and Java/Kotlin development skills.
• Experience debugging Android kernel and user-space interactions.
• Familiarity with Android Enterprise environments and deployments.
Nice to Have
• Experience with Microdroid, crosvm, KVM, or Android Protected VM.
• Embedded Linux experience.
• Docker or OCI containerisation.
• Secure Boot, TPM, and hardware-backed security.
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
• Medical device or other regulated software environments.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms and Android Enterprise devices.
What's on Offer
• Fully remote role – open to candidates located anywhere in Europe.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge Android and Linux platform engineering challenges.
• Significant influence over architecture and technical direction.
• Exposure to next-generation connected medical device technology.
• Work on a security-critical platform with real-world impact.
• Collaborative international engineering environment.
Key Technologies:
Android, AVF, AOSP, Linux, C/C++, Java, Kotlin, Binder IPC, SELinux, Microdroid, Docker, Virtualisation, Embedded Systems.