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Meta · 16 hours ago

Creative Audio - Creative Coder

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$154K/yr - $216K/yr

6+ years exp

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The Creative Coder will collaborate closely with Engineering and Product Design to define sound functionality and deliver advanced audio features, ultimately driving innovative audio experiences.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Collaborate with design and engineering teams to deliver cutting-edge audio functionality, tooling, and pipeline solutions

Provide technical audio leadership, empowering sound designers, composers, and creators, while elevating audio quality across all Meta products and platforms

Apply creativity and product thinking to develop innovative, audio-focused prototypes and experiences that enhance user experience and drive team and company success

Build functional prototypes from early concepts at various levels of fidelity, utilizing a range of design tools and programming languages, and implement them across multiple platforms

Translate emerging technical domains and knowledge into actionable ideas and explorations

Clearly articulate prototype design decisions to internal stakeholders and offer constructive feedback to partners

Collaborate closely with a global team to create unique sonic experiences and drive projects to completion

Prepare and test for implementation accuracy, working with internal and external teams to resolve bugs and optimize audio within products

Leverage code as a design medium to bridge the gap between product goals and engineering implementation, as well as unlock features for external developers

Establish pipelines & best practices for leveraging ML / AI models in prototypes

Work closely with PMs, engineers, researchers, sound designers to lead the creation and execution of engaging audio-driven user experiences

Qualification

PythonC#KotlinJavaScriptC++Audio ImplementationMachine LearningDSPGame Engine AudioVersion ControlTime ManagementOrganizational Skills

Required

6+ years implementing and coding sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and/or non-traditional immersive environments

5+ years development experience with Python, C#, Kotlin, JavaScript, or C++

Experience with object-oriented programming and design

Experience with game engine audio implementation and middleware (e.g., Wwise, FMOD Studio, Unreal MetaSounds)

Understanding of DSP and audio signal processing

Hands-on experience integrating machine learning models (TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX) into production pipelines for tasks such as inference, data processing, and generative workflows

Experience debugging code across various development environments

Experience managing collaboration tools and version control systems (e.g., GitHub, Perforce)

Experience prioritizing tasks and adapting quickly to changes in scope

Time-management and organizational skills to meet delivery specifications and deadlines

BA/BS in Audio or Music Technology, Computer Science, Transmedia, or equivalent work experience

Technical skills and a track record of leading cross-functional teams, bridging design and engineering to create impactful audio experiences

Preferred

Audio Implementation experience and/or design for shipping AR and VR experiences using platforms such as Unity, Unreal Engine, Spark, React, Snap, and MARS

Experience with large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) methodologies

Understanding of Spatial Audio, DSP, and experience implementing immersive sound experiences

Experience with generative sound or music creation, speech synthesis, and natural language processing (NLP)

Experience with WebAudio, Tone.js, and OpenAL for interactive audio applications

Knowledge of acoustics, equipment set ups and calibration experience with hardware and electronic prototypes and configuration