--- title: 'Camera Software Intern at Metalenz' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/camera-software-intern-metalenz-boston-4bvqjh1getbc' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-22' --- # Camera Software Intern at Metalenz - **Company:** Metalenz - **Location:** Boston, MA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-22 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/metalenz/979c12dd-e71a-41b5-9c5f-a0d7204a22f6 ## Job description The Position Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As an intern on the software team, you will help develop applications that make use of our meta-optic camera systems. You will work with novel polarization imaging systems that require creative approaches to image processing and sensor integration. A successful candidate will be able to design, implement, and deploy software for testing and tuning these systems and for leveraging these systems in customer-facing applications. ## What you’ll do - Design and implement software that make uses of our unique camera hardware - Deploy, test, and optimize these apps on mobile devices - Collaborate by writing documentation, engaging in code review, and commenting on design documents - Engage with other teams (product, engineering, marketing) to design and deploy software that supports our goals as a company ## What you'll need - Currently has or in the process of obtaining a BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field - Strong programming skills in C or C++ - Experience with software engineering best practices (testing, version control, code review) - Background in building and deploying applications for embedded systems (through coursework or previous projects) ## Preferred Qualifications - Familiarity with image processing fundamentals - Experience with ARM-based systems and performance optimization (e.g. NEON, DSP) - Prior work with Android & related tools (e.g. Android Studio) and mobile development - Understanding of camera sensor interfaces and hardware abstraction layers (HAL) - Proficiency in Computed Aided Design (CAD) software (e.g. Solidworks) The Company Metalenz is driving innovation in optics with metasurface technology, providing image sensing solutions that deliver unprecedented insights to mass market machine vision, enabling advanced sensing and transformative applications to proliferate where compact size & cost-efficient integration is a must for widespread adoption. As the leaders in commercialization, Metalenz innovation has enabled the shift of optics production into the semiconductor foundry, leveraging existing infrastructure and proven manufacturing processes. More than 300 million of the company’s optics have been integrated into consumer devices, replacing conventional lens stacks for compact 3D sensing and resulting in the creation of a rapidly growing metasurface market as use cases rapidly expand. ## What We Offer - Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station. - Employee Assistance Program - Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions. - Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site. - Free gym and bike parking on-site. - Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact. Metalenz is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment for all its employees. The Company prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, geneder identity, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may contact the hiring team. ## About Metalenz ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Metalenz is a fabless semiconductor optics company that commercializes metasurface (metalens) technology to bring advanced optical sensing into mass-market devices. - **Entity Type**: Private (emerged from stealth in 2021; no recent funding round disclosed) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Rob Devlin (Co-founder & CEO), Federico Capasso ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Meta-optics / semiconductor optics / optical sensing - **Target customers**: OEMs (smartphone, automotive, robotics), system integrators, and image-sensing companies – mainly B2B - **Mission / purpose statement**: “Revolutionize optical sensing and empower billions of devices with new information” by replacing traditional refractive/diffractive optics with flat metasurfaces. ## Products & Services - **Polar ID**: A full-system solution for face authentication that uses polarized light to deliver secure, under-display biometrics for smartphones and beyond. Claimed to be the world’s smallest, most affordable, and most secure face unlock solution. - **Polar 3D**: A metasurface-based 3D sensing module designed to enable relighting effects on selfie cameras and improve depth sensing. - **PolarEyes™ / Gemini™ Illuminators**: Polarized optics and illumination modules for advanced sensing applications. - **Orion™ dot pattern projectors**: Single-element dot projectors for structured-light 3D depth sensing, replacing multi-lens diffractive optics elements (DOEs). - **Custom meta-optics (MOEs)**: Multifunctional flat optics manufactured in standard semiconductor foundries, offering low stray light, high imaging performance, and extreme temperature stability. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company). - **Key Metric**: Over 300 million Gen‑1 metasurface units shipped into the market (as of early 2026). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: STMicroelectronics (partnership and license agreement), UMC (foundry partner), Qualcomm (Polar ID validated on Snapdragon platform), Samsung ISOCELL Vizion (image sensor used in Polar ID). - **Growth Signals**: Launched Polar ID Under Display at Display Week 2026; introduced Polar 3D at MWC 2026; expanding from consumer smartphones into robotics and automotive markets; multi-year license agreement with STMicroelectronics signed in 2025 to accelerate adoption. ## Competitive Advantages - **Manufacturing moat**: Metalenses are fabricated with a single semiconductor layer in standard CMOS foundries, enabling high yield, low cost, and scalable mass production – a major departure from traditional multi-element lens assemblies. - **Performance edge**: 4× improvement in signal-to-noise ratio for 3D imaging; ultra‑low stray light; exceptional thermal stability (survives reflow soldering). - **Functional density**: A single metasurface can replace multiple refractive/diffractive lenses while also encoding polarization and phase information, reducing module size and assembly cost. - **IP foundation**: Built on foundational research from the Capasso Lab at Harvard University; extensive patent portfolio covering metasurface design, fabrication, and system-level applications. ## Strategic Focus - **Under-display biometrics**: Bringing Polar ID fully under the smartphone display as the next generation of face authentication. - **Automotive & robotics**: Adapting meta-optics for LiDAR, driver monitoring, and environmental sensing. - **Platform expansion**: Licensing technology to enable partners to design metasurface-based products for new use cases (industrial, medical, AR/VR). ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Fast-growing startup with a “deeply technical and creative team” that values collaboration, integrity, and innovation – “egos left at the door.” Regular celebrations and a supportive environment. - **Work model**: Hybrid and remote options available; offices in Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area. Roles are posted across Design Engineering, Operations, Product, Quality, and General & Administration. - **Benefits**: “Best-in-class benefits” are mentioned; specific perks not detailed but typical for a well-funded deep-tech startup. - **Career impact**: Opportunity to be part of a core team shaping the future of optical sensing and bringing breakthrough technology to billions of devices. ## Sources 1. [Metalenz Home Page](https://metalenz.com/) 2. [About Us – Metalenz](https://metalenz.com/about-us/) 3. [Careers – Metalenz](https://metalenz.com/careers/) 4. [Leadership – Metalenz](https://metalenz.com/leadership/) 5. [Metalenz Jobs (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/metalenz)