Android System Engineer

Who we are

About BBPOS

BBPOS is one of the world leaders in payment devices and the inventors of mPOS technology. BBPOS products are used by large retailers and leading online platforms across multiple industries.  BBPOS is engaged in the business of manufacturing and supplying mobile and smart point-of-sale hardware, and the underlying software and infrastructure to deploy, manage, and monitor those devices.  BBPOS is now part of Stripe’s Terminal business since the acquisition in March 2022.  

About the team

Post acquisition, the BBPOS team is now an extension of the Stripe Terminal team.  Stripe Terminal helps Stripe users extend their online presence into the physical world. The Terminal team’s mission is to make it as easy for businesses to accept in-person payments as the Stripe API has done for online payments. With Terminal, businesses can unlock in-person payments use cases that are right for their business model—whether it’s creating a flagship retail experience, extending their website to a pop-up store, or enabling a mobile point-of-sale at their next event. 

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities.

We are looking for

As an Android System Engineer, you will be responsible for the kernel and driver level system development, which includes building, troubleshooting, and writing automated tests for the Android system on our embedded payments platforms. This team works closely with partner teams throughout the hardware and software product lifecycle, from hardware manufacturing to Android app teams. We also work with external vendors on part selection and initial hardware bring-up.

What you’ll do

• Bring up new devices and lead debugging and performance tuning exercises that span multiple hardware/firmware/software teams.
• Design, implement, and maintain drivers and android services that operate efficiently in a constrained environment and meet the reliability and security requirements of the industry.
• Analyze bug reports and manage the defect resolution process (disposition issues, resolve issues, and report issue status).
• Routinely perform code reviews to ensure high quality designs and implementation
• Assist in ensuring quality and timeliness of product/feature development. Work closely with QA staff to ensure appropriate test cases are created, maintained, and executed.
• Proactively solve problems and work independently and within a team environment, with limited guidance.

Minimum requirements

• 2+ years working with mobile or other connected devices
• Experience using automated testing, build systems, and inter-component communication protocols such as GPIO, SPI, I2C, etc.
• Proficiency in C/C++ 
• Familiarity with C memory manipulation (from Linux kernel driver point of view)
• Knowledge of operating systems (custom Android, embedded - Linux, or Real Time Operating Systems), familiarity with software development tools
• Speak and write fluent English and mandarin Chinese

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AOSP platform
• Experience with ARM platform
• Knowledge of cryptography, symmetric, asymmetric, key management and exchange is an asset

Nice to have

• Knowledge of EMV
• Experience with POS Hardware and peripherals
• Knowledge and expertise of PCI technology, transaction processing, and related retail standards

For more information of the BBPOS and our career opportunities, please visit our website

We offer long-term career prospect and competitive remuneration package to the appointed candidate.

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only. Applicants not contacted within 8 weeks of applying should consider their applications unsuccessful.