Vikas Gupta

About Vikas Gupta

Driven by a deep curiosity to understand complete systems, I have evolved into a System Design and Development Engineer with a passion for building robust architectures. I am enthusiastic about learning new technologies and continuously acquiring skills to become a leading Software/System Architect. Passionate about innovation, I aim to contribute to the development of robust and scalable solutions that advance Camera and Multimedia technologies.With 15+ years of industry experience, I specialize in System Architecture, Embedded Software Design, and Development of Advanced feature design for Camera and Multimedia Systems, Expertise in Power and Performance Optimization for use Cases, End-to-End Profiling, and Debugging and Solving Complex System Issues. Currently, Leading the Compute Camera Team at Qualcomm Bangalore, delivering advanced Camera ISP features for next-generation platforms.Education • B.Tech – NIT Jalandhar (2009) • M.Tech – IIT Delhi (2011)Core Expertise • System Software Architecture: Advanced feature design and development for camera and multimedia stacks, including HAL and driver development. • Performance;Debugging: Power and performance optimization, end-to-end profiling, and resolving complex system issues. • Project Leadership: Roadmap planning, execution, commercialization, and customer interfacing for requirements and feature delivery. • Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of 3A algorithms, image processing, speech recognition, and video analytics.Technical Skills • Platforms: Compute systems, Smartphones, IP Cameras, 360°/180° Cameras, Sports Cameras, STBs, NVRs, Smart Assistants, Wearables. • Programming, Linux and Windows-based multithreaded development using C, C++, STL, OOP design patterns, and data structures. • Tools and Frameworks: Git, Gerrit, Perforce, Enterprise Architect, GDB; Android Multimedia Framework; Qualcomm Snapdragon, TI, Broadcom ARM processors.Areas of Interests - System Architecture, Software Architecture, Embedded System Design, Computer System Organization, and Machine Learning.

Experience

1. Senior Staff Engineer Manager

   Qualcomm

   Nov 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading Camera Team to Help Deliver Advanced Camera Features with In-Depth understanding of Image Signal Processor (ISP) IP, Camera Sensor and 3A Technology- Leading Camera ISP team and working on Camera ISP Software Architecture and Driver Development, HW/SW interface Architecture modeling and analysis and Participating in defining ISP HW Architecture for future chipset.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Instrument Technology

  2009 — 2011

• Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Instrumentation and Control Engineering

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Java Enterprise Edition
• Verilog
• Java
• System Programming and Debugging
• Xilinx
• Matlab
• C
• Android
• C++
• Hw/Sw Integration
• Data Structures
• Device Drivers
• Soc
• System Design
• Linux Kernel
• Firmware
• Linux
• Orcad
• Eclipse
• Modeling and Simulation
• Jni
• Embedded Systems
• System Integration
• Algorithms