Embedded Multimedia Engineer (Camera, Video & Audio HAL)

Job Role: Embedded Multimedia Engineer - Camera, Video & Audio HAL

Work Experience: 3 to 10 Years

Location: Bangalore

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize C/C++ drivers for Linux/Android platforms (Kernel and User Space).
• Develop and integrate video pipelines involving H.264, H.265/HEVC, MPEG/MP4/AVI, and streaming protocols like RTP/RTSP.
• Implement and debug Camera HAL for Android, including V4L2, MIPI-CSI, I2C, SPI, ISP, Camera BSP.
• Work with multimedia frameworks: GStreamer, Stagefright (A/V), OpenMAX IL.
• Develop and optimize Audio Middleware/HAL, working with Android Audio Framework, ALSA, Audio Flinger, I2S, HIDL, and DSP frameworks.
• Debug and optimize performance bottlenecks related to latency, throughput, buffer management, and hardware accelerators.
• Collaborate with platform, multimedia, and BSP teams for system-level improvements.

Mandatory Skills / Expertise:

• Strong hands-on experience in C/C++ development.
• Linux kernel and user-space development experience.
• Experience with multi-threaded and multi-process applications.
• Exposure to Android OS internals and driver frameworks.
• Experience with Camera HAL, Video Drivers, Audio HAL/Middleware.

Preferred Skills / Plus Points:

• Knowledge of QNX/RTOS and Automotive domain.
• Experience with Video streaming over RTP/RTSP.
• Previous exposure to Audio DSP frameworks.
• Debugging using tools like JTAG, Trace32, QXDM, Audacity.
• Prior experience with Camera ISP and multimedia frameworks.