MicroTECH Global Ltd
What You'll Actually Do
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Upstream & Community Participation: Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communities
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Real-World Impact: Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems that work reliably in real-world products
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Deep Technical Work: Implement and debug PipeWire + WirePlumber stacks, including ALSA, DSPs, and system-level interactions
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Customer Collaboration: Work directly with customer teams to translate requirements into robust audio architectures and solutions
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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
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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:
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Strong hands-on experience with the Linux audio stack (PipeWire, WirePlumber, ALSA)
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Strong proficiency in C and systems-level programming
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Solid understanding of core audio concepts (latency, formats, synchronization, buffering, resampling)
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Proven ability to debug complex issues across multiple layers of a Linux system
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Comfortable working directly with customers in a consulting or support capacity
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Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Nice to Have:
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Experience with ALSA kernel driver development
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Familiarity with Rust
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Exposure to Bluetooth audio (A2DP, HFP, LE Audio)
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Basic understanding of DSP concepts, such as signal flow, filtering, and common processing blocks (e.g. echo cancellation, noise suppression, beamforming)
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Contributions to relevant open-source projects
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Experience with embedded or real-time Linux systems
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