AI Phone - Head of Android / AOSP

The role

This person will own the overall Android platform architecture and AOSP-based ROM development. They will focus on agent runtime, context, memory, orchestration and overall AI system architecture.

What you will do

• Own the overall Android platform architecture and AOSP-based ROM development.
• Define how AI capabilities should be integrated at the OS level.
• Design system services and privileged APIs that allow AI agents to interact with the OS and applications.
• Define system-level permission and security architecture.
• Evaluate Android platform limitations and identify what needs to be modified or extended.
• Work with hardware vendors / ODMs on device integration.
• Lead Android platform engineering and establish technical standards.
• Evaluate technical feasibility and trade-offs for the first phone.

Required qualifications

• Strong experience with Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
• Deep understanding of Android Framework, System Services and Android internals.
• Experience with Binder IPC, Android permissions, SELinux and system processes.
• Strong Java / Kotlin and C++ knowledge.
• Experience building or modifying Android ROMs.
• Experience shipping Android platform-level features, not just Android applications.
• Strong system architecture and technical leadership experience.

Nice to have

• Experience from Google Android / Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO or similar Android platform teams.
• Experience with custom ROM development.
• Experience with Android BSP, HAL and device bring-up.
• Experience with background execution and power optimization.
• Experience integrating AI or ML capabilities at the OS level.

About the company

The mission is to build proactive applications and devices that bring intelligence into daily conversations, coordination and workflows, with minimal prompting.