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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Required Skills & Experience
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
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
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)
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.