Skydio
Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Camera Systems
$170K–$278K
San Mateo, California, United States · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 28, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Architects and develops camera subsystems and image-processing software for current and next-generation autonomous drones.
What you'll do
- Lead development and integration of camera subsystems, including ISP and camera hardware bring-up.
- Configure and optimize ISP and encoder pipelines, and develop image-processing algorithms for autonomous flight.
- Collaborate with image quality, calibration, and test teams to deliver production-ready camera software.
What they ask for
- Proven ISP development on ARM-based Linux/Android SoCs, especially Qualcomm platforms, with understanding of ISP pipeline architecture.
- Strong algorithm development background across CPU, DSP, GPU, and ISP pipelines; hands-on real-time 3A experience.
- Strong embedded development and hardware bring-up/debugging experience; proficiency in modern C++ for real-time embedded environments.
- Python scripting and development skills.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Android Camera HAL3, Linux V4L2, AVC, and HEVC standards.
- Experience with GStreamer and GPU shader-based image-processing implementations.
Pay
$170,000 - $277,500 USD annual base salary
Tools
ARM-based Linux/Android SoCs, Qualcomm, CPU, DSP, GPU, C++, Python, GStreamer
AI focus
Develops image-processing algorithms for autonomous flight; the role supports camera systems using computer vision and machine learning.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative