Collabora
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AudioConsultantEngineer-LinuxAudioStack(Remote/Anywhere)
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“Audio Consultant Engineer - Linux Audio Stack (Remote/Anywhere) at Collabora. Skills: Linux audio stack, PipeWire, WirePlumber, ALSA. Contribute to WirePlumber upstream. Collaborate with WirePlumber upstream”
Industry & Context.
Debugging complex issues; Troubleshooting
No on-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
hands-on experience with Linux audio stack, proficiency in C, systems-level programming, Solid understanding of core audio concepts, Proven ability to debug complex issues, Comfortable working directly with customers, communication skills, both written and verbal
Nice to Have
Experience with ALSA kernel driver development, Familiarity with Rust, Exposure to Bluetooth audio, Basic understanding of DSP concepts, Contributions to relevant open-source projects, Experience with embedded or real-time Linux systems
What You'll Do.
Contribute to WirePlumber upstream
Collaborate with WirePlumber upstream
Contribute to PipeWire upstream
Collaborate with PipeWire upstream
Contribute to ALSA upstream
Collaborate with ALSA upstream
Design embedded Linux audio systems
Integrate embedded Linux audio systems
Ship embedded Linux audio systems
Implement PipeWire stacks
Implement WirePlumber stacks
Debug PipeWire stacks
Debug WirePlumber stacks
Debug system-level interactions
Translate requirements into architectures
Support Bluetooth audio
Support Linux audio tooling
Explain audio architecture decisions
Provide honest assessments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Upstream communities; Customer teams; Product teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Client communication
Full 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 Collaboration: 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 Collaborans. Our core be
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