Job Description

Expected compensation: $40.00 - $43.00 per hour

HireArt is helping the world’s largest social network hire a Technical Specialist (Sound Design) to join its Immersive Audio (AR/VR) group.

All candidates should be passionate about high quality product sound, enhancing the user experience through audio, and innovative audio design.

The ideal candidate will have audio QA experience validating sound performance in hardware/mobile products and have a background in QA, sound design, or software engineering.

As a Technical Specialist (Sound Design), You Will

• Confirm cross-platform voice experiences and test in first-party hardware and mobile environments.
• Run and maintain audio quality test plans.
• Investigate, triage, escalate, and follow up on reported bugs.
• Document and maintain technical best practices.
• Contribute creatively and technically to defining audio design experiences.
• Collaborate closely with immediate and cross-functional teams.
  

Requirements

• 2+ years experience in audio QA, implementation, or technical design
• Experience following test plans and evaluating audio quality on hardware devices
• Familiarity with QA processes and bug tracking
• Proficiency in digital audio workstations and editing tools (Pro Tools and Izotope RX are preferred)
• Basic understanding of DSP, audio synthesis, and digital audio concepts/formats
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Knowledge of both iOS and Android operating systems
• Comfortable working with command line interfaces
• Scripting or programming experience (Python, C++, JavaScript) is a plus
• Familiarity with TTS vocoder technology is a plus
• Project management experience is a plus
  

Commitment:This is a full-time (40 hours per week), 3-month contract position (with the possibility of extension) staffed via HireArt and based in Fremont, CA. It will be fully remote until offices reopen and is available to candidates local to the San Francisco Bay Area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.