MetalenzME

Software Engineer - Computer Vision Algorithms

Metalenz is a fabless semiconductor optics company commercializing meta-optics, a technology that replaces traditional lenses with flat, semiconductor-based lenses to enable new sensing capabilities in consumer electronics, automotive, and smart robotics. Founded in 2016 and spun out of Harvard University, Metalenz aims to revolutionize optical sensing by making it more compact, cost-effective, and higher performing.

Metalenz

Employee count: 11-50

Salary: 120k-175k USD

United States only

The Position

Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As a Software Engineer, you will help develop computer vision and image processing algorithms to work with our engineered meta-optic camera systems. A successful candidate will be able to implement existing and new computer vision algorithms for 3D scene reconstruction, segmentation, and biometric tasks.

What you’ll do

  • Conceive and implement computer vision algorithms using our unique meta-optic capabilities and bring truly secure authentication to the mass market

    • Work in facial identification, presentation attack detection, and scene synthesis

  • Implement your algorithms on our unique camera hardware

  • Assist the hardware team to guide development and provide a clear understanding of necessary specifications for task performance

  • Collaborate by writing documentation, engaging in code review, and commenting on design documents

What you’ll need

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains through open-source contributions or publications

  • 5+ years' experience building computer vision solutions

  • Broad understanding of methods and tooling, from OpenCV to deep learning approaches (i.e. Tensorflow, PyTorch, Jax)

  • Knowledge of cameras, image processing, and computer vision techniques

  • Experience building computer vision algorithms for biometric and/or facial ID applications

  • Familiarity with software engineering best practices (version control, data provenance, code profiling and unit tests)

  • Proficiency in Python, C++, and/or Julia

The Company

Metalenz is a growing, venture-backed start-up that is the first to commercialize meta-optics and enable the next generation of 3D sensing in consumer electronics, automotive and industrial robotics markets. Built on research from Harvard University, Metalenz has 20+ patents on innovations that simplify and improve optical devices. Unlike traditional optics, the company’s metasurface technology provides complex, multifunctional optical performance in a single semiconductor layer, relocating large-scale production of optics to semiconductor foundries, that print lenses like computer chips.

Metalenz recently closed a $30M Series B financing led by Neotribe Ventures, and returning investors including 3M Ventures, Applied Ventures LLC, Intel Capital, M Ventures, TDK Ventures, and Foothill Ventures. Now in the market, Metalenz metasurface optics will be in millions of consumer devices this year. Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.

What we offer

Metalenz is a rapidly growing start-up that offers best-in-class benefits.

  • Competitive salary, 401k with company contribution, pre-IPO stock options.

  • Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station.

  • Competitive benefits package including company paid health, dental, vision, life, LTD/ADD.

  • Company contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • 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 any discrimination based on gender, gender identity, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, criminal record, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.

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Experience level

Mid-level

Salary

Salary: 120k-175k USD

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About Metalenz

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Metalenz is a pioneering fabless semiconductor optics company at the forefront of revolutionizing optical sensing by commercializing meta-optics. Founded in 2016 by Rob Devlin and Federico Capasso, the company emerged from foundational research conducted at the Capasso Lab at Harvard University, to which Metalenz holds an exclusive worldwide license for the foundational intellectual property related to metasurfaces. This technology allows Metalenz to design and manufacture metasurface-based optical systems that transform how light is manipulated in a wide array of applications, including consumer electronics, automotive, and smart robotics.

The core innovation of Metalenz lies in its ability to replace traditional, bulky, and complex multi-element curved lenses with a single, flat, and planar meta-optic. These metalenses are fabricated using standard semiconductor manufacturing processes, essentially printing lenses like computer chips. This approach not only simplifies the optical module, reducing size and cost, but also enhances performance and enables new sensing capabilities. Metalenz's technology offers complete control over the intensity, phase, and polarization of light, allowing for the implementation of multiple optical functions within a single semiconductor layer. This leads to significant improvements in signal-to-noise ratios in 3D imaging systems and extreme temperature stability. The company's meta-optics can be mass-produced cost-effectively in existing semiconductor foundries, consolidating the supply chain and opening new avenues for integrating advanced optical sensing into billions of devices worldwide.

Metalenz made its market debut in 2022 through a partnership with STMicroelectronics, marking the first time metasurface technology was commercially available and used in consumer devices. Their technology has been integrated into STMicroelectronics' FlightSense™ Time-of-Flight (ToF) modules, which are used for applications like 3D sensing, facial recognition, and augmented reality in smartphones, drones, robots, and vehicles. Key products include Polar ID, a full system solution for smartphone biometrics that uses polarization-sensitive imaging for secure face unlock, and Orion™ dot pattern projectors for 3D depth sensing. Metalenz is focused on making smart sensing and new information accessible to a mass market, aiming to change how people and machines interact with and understand the world. The company continues to expand its portfolio, including polarized optics with its PolarEyes™ sensing technology, and is actively working with OEMs to integrate its solutions into a broader range of devices.

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