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Audio Consultant Engineer – Linux Audio Stack
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Audio Consultant Engineer – Linux Audio Stack
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• Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communities • Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems that work reliably in real-world products • 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 and solutions • Support adjacent areas like Bluetooth audio and Linux audio tooling to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently • Explain complex audio architecture decisions to product teams, provide honest assessments and build trust through transparent communication
Job 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
- Comfortable working directly with customers in a consulting or support capacity
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience with ALSA kernel driver development (Nice to Have)
- Familiarity with Rust (Nice to Have)
- Exposure to Bluetooth audio (A2DP, HFP, LE Audio) (Nice to Have)
- Basic understanding of DSP concepts (Nice to Have)
- Contributions to relevant open-source projects (Nice to Have)
- Experience with embedded or real-time Linux systems (Nice to Have)
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience and location
- Office setup budget
- Sabbatical/Retention of Services - after five years of continuous service
- Co-working policy - support for working outside home
- Wellness assessments - biannual wellbeing assessments with a trained mental health specialist
- Conference attendance - we cover expenses and encourage speaking opportunities
- Open source time - contribute to projects you care about
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