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Job Location
Cupertino, CA (5 days in office)
Android Performance Engineer
We're looking for a Senior Android Performance Engineer to ensure our flagship Android application delivers a smooth, responsive, and resource-efficient user experience. You will optimize our complex app (UI, rendering, frameworks) by identifying, diagnosing, resolving performance bottlenecks, and implementing robust performance tests, with a deep focus on memory, energy, power, and thermal performance.
Responsibilities
• Lead Android performance profiling (jank, ANRs, memory, thermal) across UI, rendering, and app frameworks.
• Optimize & fix Android UI, rendering, and system performance issues.
• Define, track, and report accurate Android performance KPIs (memory, energy, power, thermal).
• Develop, maintain, and integrate performance monitoring tools & automated frameworks .
• Implement & maintain specialized performance tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) for CI/CD.
• Act as Android performance SME, guiding teams, reviewing architecture, and staying current.
• Perform in-depth data analysis, utilizing and developing custom analysis tools for actionable insights.
Minimum Qualifications
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years in Android performance engineering.
• Expertise in Java/Kotlin for Android.
• Deep understanding of Android OS architecture & performance pitfalls.
• Expert proficiency with Android profiling tools (Profiler, Perfetto, systrace, dumpsys, ADB, Battery Historian).
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues.
• Adept at measuring and interpreting memory, energy, power, and thermal metrics.
• Strong Android UI optimization skills (View hierarchies, RecyclerView, animations, overdraw).
• Strong understanding of mobile system architecture (CPU/GPU, memory, power management).
• Experience with performance testing frameworks (e.g., Android Macrobenchmark, Microbenchmark, Espresso).
• Effective communication of intricate performance analysis to diverse stakeholders,
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse team and thrive in fast paced, deadline-driven environments.
Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of power management and battery-life analysis techniques.
• Experience with automated testing for native iOS/macOS applications, utilizing the XCUITest framework.
• Experience with Mac or iOS application development using Swift/Swift-UI or Objective-C.
Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years of Android performance engineering experience
- Expertise in Java and Kotlin for Android
- Deep understanding of Android OS architecture and performance pitfalls
- Expert proficiency with Android profiling tools, including Profiler, Perfetto, Systrace, Dumpsys, ADB, and Battery Historian
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues
- Experience measuring and interpreting memory, energy, power, and thermal metrics
- Strong Android UI optimization skills involving view hierarchies, RecyclerView, animations, and overdraw
- Strong understanding of mobile system architecture, including CPU, GPU, memory, and power management
- Experience with Android performance testing frameworks such as Macrobenchmark, Microbenchmark, and Espresso
- Effective communication and collaboration skills in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
- Knowledge of power management and battery-life analysis techniques
- Experience with automated testing for native iOS or macOS applications using XCUITest
- Experience with Mac or iOS development using Swift, SwiftUI, or Objective-C
What We Do
When clients come to us for product design and development, they get a full range of technical expertise and laboratory resources, but they also get a team that’s relentless when it comes to solving problems and creating designs that are the ideal combination of function and form. What does that mean? We build tools that save lives. For surgeons, it means they have tools that not only address but anticipate their needs, which helps improve their patients’ outcomes. We create products that save money and ensure safety. For people juggling family, work, and other demands, it means they have products that provide real help in managing their everyday lives. And for businesses, it means their bottom line is supported with durable tools that improve efficiency and protect their teams. From concept to production plan, or at any phase in between, we are a partner that can extend your product development know-how or provide additional mindpower to free up in-house teams.
