Audio Consultant Engineer

What You’ll Actually Do

• Upstream & Community Participation: Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communitie
• sReal-World Impact: Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems that work reliably in real-world product
• sDeep Technical Work: Implement and debug PipeWire + WirePlumber stacks, including ALSA, DSPs, and system-level interaction
• sCustomer Collaboration: Work directly with customer teams to translate requirements into robust audio architectures and solution
• sBreadth When Needed: Support adjacent areas like Bluetooth audio and Linux audio tooling when required (pw-cli, pw-top, alsa-utils, tracing frameworks) to diagnose and resolve issues efficientl
• yBe a Technical Advisor: Explain complex audio architecture decisions to product teams, provide honest assessments of what is and isn’t possible and build trust through transparent communicatio

nWhat We’re Looking F

orRequire

• d:Strong hands-on experience with the Linux audio stack (PipeWire, WirePlumber, ALS
• A)Strong proficiency in C and systems-level programmi
• ngSolid understanding of core audio concepts (latency, formats, synchronization, buffering, resamplin
• g)Proven ability to debug complex issues across multiple layers of a Linux syst
• emComfortable working directly with customers in a consulting or support capaci
• tyStrong communication skills, both written and verb

alNice to Hav

• e:Experience with ALSA kernel driver developme
• ntFamiliarity with Ru
• stExposure to Bluetooth audio (A2DP, HFP, LE Audi
• o)Basic understanding of DSP concepts, such as signal flow, filtering, and common processing blocks (e.g. echo cancellation, noise suppression, beamformin
• g)Contributions to relevant open-source projec
• tsExperience with embedded or real-time Linux syste

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