The Consumer Products team at OpenAI builds end-to-end hardware and software systems that bring AI into the physical world
Job Summary
The Consumer Products team at OpenAI builds end-to-end hardware and software systems that bring AI into the physical world.
As a Camera Firmware Engineer, you will own low-level camera enablement on custom hardware—from early board bring-up through stable production capture.
We follow a hybrid work model with four days per week in the office and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
Matching Summary
The Consumer Products team at OpenAI builds end-to-end hardware and software systems that bring AI into the physical world.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Embedded camera systems experience
C/C++ for embedded/Linux
MIPI CSI and sensor interfaces
Board bring-up and debugging
Capture path development
Camera control features
Nice-to-have
Mobile/embedded SoC camera stacks
Hardware acceleration integration
GStreamer pipeline familiarity
Key Requirements
Deep experience shipping embedded camera systems
Strong C/C++ experience
Hands-on understanding of camera hardware interfaces
Proven track record of building reliable capture paths