Senior Software Engineer, Android System and Frameworks, Beam
Mountain View, CA, USA +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Seattle, WA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA - Experience
- 5 years of software development; 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year of large-scale application design and architecture; 3 years of Android development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develop foundational Android platform software connecting Beam’s custom hardware to system services, with a focus on low-latency, power-efficient, robust performance.
What you'll do
- Write and test C, C++, and Kotlin/Java code across Android HALs, AIDL interfaces, and system services; profile and resolve platform issues.
- Lead or participate in architecture and design reviews with engineering and hardware stakeholders.
- Review code and update documentation and architecture specifications based on product changes, performance, and user feedback.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages.
- 3 years testing, maintaining, or launching software products; 1 year in large-scale application design and architecture.
- 3 years of Android application or platform/framework development, plus experience with low-level systems programming, HALs, or Linux interfaces.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field; or 5 years of experience with data structures/algorithms, concurrency, memory management, and Android IPC/Binder optimization.
- Technical leadership experience, or experience with accessible technologies, Android BSPs, Linux kernel drivers, or custom sensor integrations.
Pay
USD 174000 - 252000 (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Kotlin, Java, Android, AIDL, HIDL, Linux
AI focus
The role builds platform software for Beam, an AI-first 3D video communication platform; it does not specify developing AI models or algorithms.
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