Naveen Agarwal

Software Engineer

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India19 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

18+ years in Android multimedia frameworks.
Expert in audio, video, and camera subsystems.
Technical project lead with cross-functional collaboration.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a multimedia systems engineer specializing in Android development and embedded systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Android DevelopmentMultimedia Development

Other Skills

ARMARM ArchitectureAndroidAndroid FrameworkAndroid PortingArtificial Intelligence (AI)AudioAudio CodecsCC++CTSCodec ImplementationComputer VisionData StructuresDebugging

About

Engineering the Next Generation of Android Multimedia Experiences I am a Staff Engineer II with 18+ years of experience driving innovation in Android multimedia frameworks, embedded systems, and multimedia architecture. My core expertise lies in building and optimizing Android systems across audio, video, and camera subsystems — from embedded SDK development to high-level framework design. My work spans: Android Audio subsystem (AudioFlinger, Audio HAL, NuPlayer, Stagefright) Video pipeline & camera integration across AOSP/Android TV Yocto-based SDK development and embedded system design Integration and performance tuning of custom & open-source codecs (FFmpeg, OpenMAX IL) Use case design and prototyping for Computer Vision (CV) and AI/ML features CTS certification, SELinux/sepolicy configuration, and Android bring-up While not in a formal team management role, I consistently act as a technical project lead — guiding cross-functional execution, mentoring peers, and aligning software efforts with platform and hardware requirements. I’m passionate about technical excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and the evolution of multimedia systems — and I’m eager to contribute to next-gen product innovation, thought leadership, and public knowledge-sharing in this space

Experience

Synaptics incorporated

Staff Software Engineer II

Apr 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Working on Android based ATV/AOSP projects
Engineering development/ Use Case Design to Proof of Concept to actual implementation of Multimedia Features.
Multimedia Modules – Framework on Android, SDK changes, Reference app development
Computer Vision (AI/ML) – Design of use cases for computer vision in Camera/ Video playback.
CTS test suite fixes
Selinux / sepolicy adaptations
Technical project manager.

AndroidMultimedia FrameworkComputer VisionAudioSDK DevelopmentTechnical Project Management+2

1app

Senior Staff Engineer

Jul 2016 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Noida Area, India

AOSP customisations enable streaming of app(not media streaming) instantly and can automatically adjust the user experience based on device capability and network conditions.
Worked on Android, GStreamer, WebRTC

AndroidGStreamerWebRTCAndroid Development

Stmicroelectronics

Staff Software Engineer

Jun 2008 – Jun 2016 · 8 yrs · Noida Area, India

Project 1:
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Working on Android based Set-top boxes.
It included porting of multimedia stacks on Android flavors for different chips, and in-depth analysis and stabilization of the full Android multimedia stack.
Addition of new codecs and formats by using FFMpegExtractor for parsing and ffmpeg for codecs.
Performance improvement of devices in playback use-cases ,
CTS test suite passing for certification of devices
Project 2:
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Role :
Responsible for Audio in Android mobiles.
Ported audio codecs on Cortex A9-Neon (CA9-Neon) and OMX Componentization
Responsible for new featured implementations in versions like Gingerbread, ICS, JB on U8500 S/W architecture for audio domain.
Android-audio stack porting for various Android versions.
Played a key role in porting WiFI Display on JellyBeans-MR2 on u8500 phones during the initial porting phases.
Worked on reducing power consumption in low power mode.
Full understanding of multi-core chipset.
Expertise:
Multi-core architecture, playback/record use-cases graphs, CS-Call/VT Call knowledge, Mobile multimedia application processor architecture, Audio DSP HW/FW,
Android Multimedia framework (Stagefright), AudioFlinger, audio playback/record use cases, Linux platform knowledge to make the chip success.

AndroidMultimedia FrameworkFFmpegAudioPerformance ImprovementAndroid Development+1

Aricent

Software Engineer

Aug 2006 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

- Worked on optimization of Audio Codecs and added new features for the flagship mobiles. Resulting in delivering proposed code/library to client without any bug.

Audio CodecsOptimizationMobile DevelopmentMultimedia Development