Senior Android Camera Framework Engineer

Fresh Consulting

. Own the camera HAL3 implementation and keep it sound across platform updates .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • Florida • United StatesSenior💰 $140,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Android camera framework, including HAL3 implementation, camera metadata management, and zero-copy media pipelines. Proficient in C++ programming and experienced in compliance with privacy regulations related to camera technology.

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Android Camera Framework ExperienceC++ ProgrammingHAL3 ImplementationCamera2 and CameraXZero-Copy Media Pipelines

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Hard Skills

HAL3AIDLCamera Metadata ModelStream ConfigurationBuffer ManagementQualcomm CamXMediaCodecGrallocDRMML Inference

Tools & Technologies

AOSP Build SystemSELinuxSEPolicy

Industry Keywords

GDPREU AI ActCTS ComplianceVTS Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidNode.jsC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the camera HAL3 implementation and keep it sound across platform updates
Integrate the vendor ISP pipeline, including node graphs, use cases, and capture request handling
Solve the concurrent-stream problem for preview, stills, video, and ML inference sharing one sensor
Build zero-copy buffer paths to the encoder and display to minimize CPU and power cost
Own camera metadata, including what a vision-language model needs to interpret a frame correctly
Configure stabilization against continuous head motion using hardware timestamps provided by the kernel team
Design how thermal limits surface to applications and users ahead of time, never as a silent failure
Own the privacy path, including capture indicators, permissions, and SELinux policy
Ship the Camera2 and CameraX surface that first- and third-party apps build against

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in the Android camera framework
Hands-on HAL3 / AIDL camera HAL work; has implemented or substantially rewritten one, not only configured it
3+ years of experience in C++ programming
Fluency in the camera metadata model
Experience with stream configuration and buffer management across concurrent use cases
Experience with Camera2 and CameraX
Experience with the AOSP build system, SELinux, and SEPolicy
Comfortable on both sides of the HAL boundary, equally at home in logcat and in kernel traces
Experience with Qualcomm CamX / Chi-CDK
Experience with zero-copy media pipelines (MediaCodec, Gralloc, DRM)
Camera work outside the phone form factor, especially without a conventional viewfinder
Experience feeding ML inference from a live camera pipeline
Experience with capture devices built under privacy regulation (GDPR, EU AI Act)
Experience with CTS / VTS camera compliance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited PTO
401(k) match
Bonus percentage tied to role
Fully reimbursed travel and expenses
Unlimited e-learning through Coursera
Relocation assistance