Software Engineer, Audio Embedded DSP

Come invent the future. At Meta's Reality Labs, software development is vital to turbocharging our scientific explorations and generating the consumer products people will use for decades to come. The Audio Research team is focused on harnessing the power of AR and VR to make virtual sounds indistinguishable from reality and to redefine hearing capabilities of billions of people, forever transforming the way we work, play, and connect.Our team cultivates an honest and considerate environment where self-motivated individuals thrive. We encourage a strong sense of ownership and embrace the ambiguity that comes with working on the frontiers of research.As an Embedded DSP Software Engineer on the Audio team, you will foster our scientific explorations and generate viable paths to the consumer products that will connect people in meaningful ways for decades to come. In this role you will engage with research scientists and engineers across RL-R to deliver state of the art solutions in the audio domain.Together, let's step into the adventure of a lifetime as we make science fiction real and change the world.

Software Engineer, Audio Embedded DSP Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, integrate, optimize and debug real-time AR and VR audio features on Android systems
• Build a community of researchers and developers by sharing software engineering best practices, tips and techniques.
• Collaborate in a team environment across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, making the architectural trade offs required to rapidly deliver software solutions.
• Write clean readable code, debug complex problems that span systems, understand priorities and fulfill project needs efficiently.
• Learn constantly, build with inclusion as a core value, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of AR/VR problem solving

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience with development of audio software systems including signal processing and machine learning
• 5+ years of programming experience in C or C++
• Experience in embedded audio DSP development
• Experience developing, debugging, and shipping software products on large code bases that span platforms and tools.
• Communication experience and demonstrated experience working across disciplines to drive optimal solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep understanding of audio pipelines and DSP for hardware devices
• Interest in prototyping and implementing low level optimizations for embedded applications
• Experience with Max/MSP, MATLAB, Audioweaver, or similar platforms
• Successfull track record driving and executing on research initiatives
• Previous experience working in the AR/VR space

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$70.67/hour to $208,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.