Audio Consultant Engineer

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communities
• Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems
• Implement and debug PipeWire + WirePlumber stacks, including ALSA, DSPs, and system-level interactions
• Work directly with customer teams to translate requirements into robust audio architectures
• Support adjacent areas like Bluetooth audio and Linux audio tooling (pw-cli, pw-top, alsa-utils)
• Act as a technical advisor to explain complex audio architecture decisions to product teams

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with the Linux audio stack (PipeWire, WirePlumber, ALSA)
• Strong proficiency in C and systems-level programming
• Solid understanding of core audio concepts (latency, formats, synchronization, buffering, resampling)
• Proven ability to debug complex issues across multiple layers of a Linux system
• Experience working directly with customers in a consulting or support capacity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ALSA kernel driver development
• Familiarity with Rust
• Exposure to Bluetooth audio (A2DP, HFP, LE Audio)
• Basic understanding of DSP concepts (signal flow, filtering, echo cancellation, noise suppression)
• Contributions to relevant open-source projects
• Experience with embedded or real-time Linux systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and location
• Office setup budget
• Sabbatical/Retention of Services after five years
• Co-working policy support
• Biannual wellness assessments
• Conference attendance coverage
• Dedicated open source time