Job Description
What You'll Actually Do Upstream & Community Participation : Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communities Real-World Impact : Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems that work reliably in real-world products Deep Technical Work : Implement and debug PipeWire + WirePlumber stacks, including ALSA, DSPs, and system-level interactions Customer Collabora tion : Work directly with customer teams to translate requirements into robust audio architectures and solutions Breadth 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 efficiently Be 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 communication What We're Looking For Required: 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 Nice to Have: Experience with ALSA kernel driver development Familiarity with Rust Exposure to Bluetooth audio (A2DP, HFP, LE Audio) Basic understanding of DSP concepts , such as signal flow, filtering, and common processing blocks (e.g. echo cancellation, noise suppression, beamforming) Contributions to relevant open-source projects Experience with embedded or real-time Linux systems What We Offer Compensation & Benefits We offer a competitive benefits package tailored to each country in which we have employees, plus a core global benefit offering accessible to all Collabora ns. Our core b
