About the job
Join Our Innovative Team
At OpenAI, our Consumer Products team is dedicated to crafting and launching seamless hardware and software experiences that integrate cutting-edge AI into everyday life. We collaborate across various domains, including industrial design, hardware engineering, embedded systems, and AI research, to develop exceptional consumer devices that are intuitive, reliable, and fully aligned with OpenAI's advanced models.
Our Camera team plays a pivotal role in delivering resilient, production-ready imaging systems capable of operating under real-world conditions such as motion, power fluctuations, latency, and manufacturing variances. Our responsibilities span from early silicon and board bring-up to large-scale production, directly enhancing user-facing experiences and on-device perception for AI-enhanced features.
As a small, highly skilled team, we emphasize deep ownership, strong collaboration across functions, and a commitment to delivering high-quality products over mere incremental demonstrations.
Your Role
As a Camera ISP Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the complete lifecycle of ISP bring-up and tuning from prototype to production hardware. You will work on optimizing software and hardware-accelerated pipelines to ensure high-quality imaging performance that withstands real-world challenges such as motion, power, and manufacturing variances.
This position is perfect for engineers who thrive in dynamic, early-stage environments, appreciate taking ownership of complex technical challenges, and take pride in delivering production-grade imaging systems.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA, within a hybrid work model that includes four days in the office weekly, with relocation assistance available for new hires.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end ISP tuning and bring-up process, from early prototypes to final production hardware.
Optimize core 3A and image-quality functions including AE, AWB, AF, noise reduction (both spatial and temporal), sharpening, tone mapping, color correction, HDR/WDR, flicker mitigation, lens shading, defect pixel correction, and other critical ISP stages.
Develop repeatable workflows for capture and evaluation, integrating controlled lab tests with real-world validation.
Assess robustness across sensor, module, and manufacturing variations using clear and defensible success metrics.
Produce production-ready tuning artifacts, including versioned tuning packs, parameter manifests, change logs, and curated RAW and processed datasets accompanied by detailed documentation.
Collaborate closely with camera firmware and systems teams to ensure seamless integration and performance.
