Android OS Engineer - AOSP | AR/VR

Summary: We're seeking an Android OS Engineer to develop operating systems for next-generation AR/VR devices, focusing on Android internals and performance-critical components. The role involves deep technical work and collaboration with engineering teams across the UK and Europe. This position is fully remote within the UK and offers a 6-month PAYE contract with potential for extension. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with Android internals and AOSP integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate new Android/AOSP releases into custom AR/VR system frameworks
• Build, debug and optimise OS-level services, APIs and internal infrastructure
• Work with engineering teams across the UK and Europe on system design and stability
• Contribute to performance profiling, low-level debugging and system tooling
• Support the evolution of a complex, large-scale Android-based platform

Key Skills:

• 6+ years' software engineering experience
• Strong background in Android internals, AOSP, frameworks or OS-level development
• Proficiency in C++ and Java (Kotlin useful but not essential)
• Experience building or maintaining system components rather than apps
• Exposure to embedded, device-level or resource-constrained environments beneficial

Salary (Rate): £110000 yearly

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We're hiring an Android OS Engineer to help build the operating systems behind next-generation AR/VR devices. This is deep technical work across Android internals, AOSP integrations, system frameworks, and performance-critical components. If you enjoy working close to the metal and shaping the foundations of immersive hardware, you'll feel at home here.

What's on offer

• Annual Salary from £98,000-£110,000 doe and location, paid weekly via Principle HR
• Fully remote within the UK (must already be UK-based with full right to work)
• 6-month PAYE contract, inside IR35, strong potential to extend
• Opportunity to work on OS components that ship on market-leading AR/VR products

What you'll work on

• Integrate new Android/AOSP releases into custom AR/VR system frameworks
• Build, debug and optimise OS-level services, APIs and internal infrastructure
• Work with engineering teams across the UK and Europe on system design and stability
• Contribute to performance profiling, low-level debugging and system tooling
• Support the evolution of a complex, large-scale Android-based platform

What we're looking for

• 6+ years' software engineering experience
• Strong background in Android internals, AOSP, frameworks or OS-level development
• Proficiency in C++ and Java (Kotlin useful but not essential)
• Experience building or maintaining system components rather than apps
• Exposure to embedded, device-level or resource-constrained environments beneficial

If you'd like to work on real AR/VR system software that reaches millions of users, apply with your CV and I'll be in touch to discuss the next steps. Som |