Metasurface Design Engineer
The Position:
We are seeking a highly motivated metasurface design engineer to join our Design & Computation team. You will design, simulate, and optimize advanced metasurfaces for current and next-generation products, collaborating with process, metrology, and manufacturing teams to translate the design into high-volume production.
What you’ll do
- Perform day-to-day metasurface design and simulation to meet product and performance specifications.
- Develop and maintain simulation workflows and modeling pipelines using in-house developed codes.
- Scientific compute, program, and automate design tasks using Julia and Python.
- Collaborate with process engineers, metrology team, and foundry partners to ensure design-for-manufacturing.
- Analyze the optical performance data, optimize, and iterate on designs to meet stringent optical and manufacturing requirements.
- Contribute to current product improvement and roadmap for next-generation and future metasurface-based products.
- Document simulation methodologies, design rules, and best practices.
What you’ll need
- MS.c. or Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Solid understanding of metasurface physics and diffractive/geometrical optics.
- Strong hands-on experience with FDTD (e.g., MEEP), RCWA (e.g., S4), and familiarity with other modeling methods (TMM, BPM, FEM, etc).
- Programming experience in Julia, Python, and MATLAB for simulation scripting, scientific computing, and workflow automation.
- Experience in collaborating with process development (lithography, etching, deposition), metrology (SEM/FIB, bench-top setup), and manufacturing teams.
- Proficiency with Git for version control and SLURM for workload management.
- Detail-oriented, self-driven, able to thrive in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with custom simulation tool development or optimization pipeline.
- Familiarity with design rule checking and integrating optical design with process limitations.
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.
The base salary range for this position is $130,000-$175,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
DevOps Engineer
The Position
Keeping a fast-moving software team running smoothly isn’t easy. Can you build the infrastructure that makes it seamless?
Metalenz is looking for a DevOps Engineer to accelerate our software team. In this role, you will own the tooling, build servers, and CI/CD pipeline that allows our software team to succeed in developing Polar ID. Beyond core DevOps responsibilities, we’re looking for someone eager to broaden their impact—whether that’s supporting software development, quality assurance, IT or other adjacent technical areas.
At Metalenz, innovation meets impact. With our revolutionary metasurface technology, we’re redefining what’s possible in imaging. Be a part of the team that’s shaping the next generation of camera systems.
What you’ll do
- CI/CD Pipeline Management: Maintain Jenkins builds, GitHub Actions workflows, and automated release processes to streamline code integration and deployment for development teams.
- Release Engineering: Build and package software releases, manage versioning strategies, and ensure consistent, repeatable build processes across multiple projects and environments targeting embedded platforms such as Android devices.
- Compilation Infrastructure: Support software engineers with local build optimization, manage EC2-based compilation clusters, and dockerize build environments to ensure consistent, scalable compilation processes across teams.
- Developer Tooling Support: Maintain GitLab repositories, configure branch protection rules, manage access controls, and provide technical support for development tools and processes.
- Development Support and Troubleshooting: Resolve build failures, debug compilation issues, and troubleshoot development environment problems to unblock software engineers and maintain their productivity.
What you’ll need
- BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant academic field.
- 1+ years working in or managing cloud-based build systems.
- Experience in python and groovy code development.
- Comfortable with modern CI/CD pipelines and remote, log-based debugging.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years managing cloud services for engineering development.
- Familiarity with Android OS build flow
- Solid understanding of optics, camera hardware, and image processing pipelines.
- Being part of a team that has shipped embedded software products to tens of thousands of satisfied customers.
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.
The base salary range for this position is $100,000-$130,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Software Engineer – Computer Vision Algorithms
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.
The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$175,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Senior Software Development Engineer – Cameras
The Position
Do you have what it takes to design a camera stack that unlocks your phone with large- scale security at a pocket-sized price?
Metalenz is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer help develop our cutting-edge camera software stack. In this role, you will be an integral part of the software development team developing PolarID for running on mobile SoCs (eg Snapdragon).
At Metalenz, innovation meets impact. With our revolutionary metasurface technology, we’re redefining what’s possible in imaging. Be a part of the team that’s shaping the next generation of camera systems.
What You’ll Do
- Become a technical expert on components of the Metalenz camera software stack.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure timely product delivery that meets or exceeds the customers’ needs.
- Develop camera-centric applications, image processing algorithms, and low-level drivers within the Android Camera Framework.
- Optimize software by leveraging the SoC’s camera architecture (e.g., Qualcomm CHI/CamX), image accelerators, and processing alternatives (CPU, GPU, DSP, etc.).
- Collaborate with optics, hardware, machine learning, and product teams to optimize system cost, latency, power consumption, and performance.
What You’ll Need
- BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant academic field.
- 4+ years developing real-time C/C++ software, ideally running under Android or Linux.
- Have assisted in the development of simple and well-documented APIs to ease inter-company SW integrations.
- Comfortable with modern CI/CD pipelines and remote, log-based debugging.
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years working with image sensors and image processing pipelines.
- Solid understanding of optics, camera hardware, and image processing pipelines.
- Have shipped embedded software products to tens of thousands of satisfied customers.
About Us
Metalenz, a Boston based venture backed startup built on foundational research from Harvard University, develops next-generation imaging and sensing solutions for high volume consumer electronics markets using patented low-cost metasurface technology, advanced image processing, and novel machine learning algorithms. The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking polarizing camera that leverages the unique characteristics of metasurfaces to enable secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones.
We are a fast-growing, dynamic company with a vibrant startup culture. Our deeply technical and creative team is dedicated to developing groundbreaking technologies that bring new ways of seeing and sensing to billions of people. We foster a workplace that values autonomy, encourages innovation, and supports career growth, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of impactful projects and grow with us.
What We Offer
- 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.
The base salary range for this position is $130,000-$180,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Staff Software Development Engineer – Cameras
The Position
Do you have what it takes to design a camera stack that unlocks your phone with large-scale security at a pocket-sized price?
Metalenz is looking for a Camera Software Development expert to lead the charge in defining the roadmap for our cutting-edge camera software stack. In this role, you will own PolarID’s system architecture and lead the software development and validation running on mobile SoCs (e.g. Snapdragon).
At Metalenz, innovation meets impact. With our revolutionary metasurface technology, we’re redefining what’s possible in imaging. Be a part of the team that’s shaping the next generation of camera systems.
What you’ll do
- Be the technical expert across the full camera software stack shaping the technical roadmap for Metalenz’s products.
- Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure timely product delivery that meets or exceeds the customers’ needs.
- Lead the software team developing camera centric applications, image processing algorithms, and low-level drivers within the Android Camera Framework, making best use of the SoC’s camera software architecture (e.g. Qualcomm CHI/CamX), image accelerators, and processor alternatives (CPU, GPU, DSP, etc).
- Collaborate with optics, hardware, machine learning, and product teams to optimize system cost, latency, power consumption, and performance.
What you’ll need
- BS (MS preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant academic field.
- 5+ years developing real time C/C++ software, ideally running under Android or Linux.
- 2+ years of technical project leadership and system architecture.
- Have developed simple and well-documented APIs to ease inter-company SW integrations.
- Comfortable with modern CI/CD pipelines and remote, log-based debugging.
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years working with image sensors and image processing pipelines.
- Solid understanding of optics, camera hardware, and image processing pipelines.
- Have shipped multiple embedded software products to tens of thousands of satisfied customers.
About Us
Metalenz, a Boston based venture backed startup built on foundational research from Harvard University, develops next-generation imaging and sensing solutions for high volume consumer electronics markets using patented low-cost metasurface technology, advanced image processing, and novel machine learning algorithms. The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking polarizing camera that leverages the unique characteristics of metasurfaces to enable secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones.
We are a fast-growing, dynamic company with a vibrant startup culture. Our deeply technical and creative team is dedicated to developing groundbreaking technologies that bring new ways of seeing and sensing to billions of people. We foster a workplace that values autonomy, encourages innovation, and supports career growth, giving you the opportunity to take ownership of impactful projects and grow with us.
What we offer
- 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.
The base salary range for this position is $150,000-$210,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Metalenz is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Metalenz is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.
To all recruitment agencies: Metalenz does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Metalenz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
