OpenAI

Camera Firmware Engineer, Consumer Devices

Job Description

Posted on: 
2026-04-09

The Camera Firmware Engineer will be responsible for low-level camera enablement on custom hardware, developing and maintaining firmware and software for camera sensors, and ensuring robust and debuggable camera systems. The role involves hands-on work close to hardware and addressing real-world integration issues.

Responsibilities

  • Bring up new camera sensors and modules on prototype and production boards.
  • Develop and maintain low-level camera software, including sensor drivers and board configuration.
  • Enable and validate core capture paths for development and production.
  • Stand up camera control and repeatability features for validation and debugging.
  • Build and maintain camera bring-up tooling for issue reproducibility and triage.
  • Partner with electrical engineering and systems teams for integration and stability.

Job Requirements

  • Deep experience in embedded camera systems, including sensor bring-up and driver development.
  • Strong C/C++ experience with embedded or Linux-based systems.
  • Hands-on understanding of camera hardware interfaces and bring-up realities.
  • Proven track record of building reliable capture paths and effective debug workflows.
  • Preferred experience with mobile or embedded SoC camera stacks and vendor frameworks.
  • Familiarity with building higher-level capture pipelines on low-level camera enablement.
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