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Audio Consultant Engineer – Linux Audio Stack

  • Specialism

    Linux Engineering

  • Job type

    Permanent

  • Location

    Canada, UK Remote, US East, US West, US Central, France

  • Salary

    £80,000 - £100,000 per annum

Help Shape the Future of Linux Audio.

We're looking for an experienced Audio Consultant Engineer to join a global engineering team and help build, improve, and upstream the Linux audio technologies powering real-world products.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving deep technical challenges, collaborating with open-source communities, working directly with customers, and contributing to technologies such as PipeWire, WirePlumber, and ALSA.

You'll have the opportunity to influence upstream projects, design production-ready audio architectures, and help customers deliver reliable embedded Linux audio solutions.
What you'll do:
 

  • Design, integrate, and troubleshoot Linux-based audio solutions.
  • Work across multiple layers of the Linux audio stack to diagnose and resolve complex issues.
  • Collaborate with customer engineering teams to develop robust technical solutions.
  • Contribute to open-source projects and engage with relevant upstream communities.
  • Support adjacent audio technologies and tooling where required.
     

Requirements:
 

  • Strong hands-on experience with the Linux audio stack, including PipeWire, WirePlumber, and ALSA.
  • Strong C programming and systems-level software development experience.
  • Solid understanding of audio fundamentals including latency, synchronization, buffering, audio formats, and resampling.
  • Proven ability to debug complex issues across multiple layers of Linux systems.
  • Experience working directly with customers, clients, or stakeholders.
  • Contributions to relevant open-source projects.
  • Experience with embedded Linux or real-time Linux environments.
     

Flexible Remote Working:
 

  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • No on-call rotations.
  • Sustainable and balanced workload.
     

Apply now!

Toby Dixon-Teasdale
Recruitment Consultant
07441391316

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