Lead Audio Engineer - Immersive AAA Games, Tooling

Microsoft Corporation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 142,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Vancouver is seeking a Lead Audio Software Engineer to join their audio team. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of game development experience and 4 years managing audio engineers. Responsibilities include empowering the team with tools, collaborating on audio features, and ensuring performance. This role offers a competitive salary range of CAD 142,400 - CAD 257,500 per year and excellent benefits including industry-leading healthcare and educational resources.

Benefits

Industry leading healthcare

Educational resources

Discounts on products and services

Savings and investments

Maternity and paternity leave

Generous time away

Giving programs

Opportunities to network and connect

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in game development or audio software using C++.
• 4+ years experience managing audio engineers.
• Shipped at least one AAA video game as an Audio lead.

Responsibilities

• Empower the audio team with tools and pipelines.
• Collaborate with various teams to develop audio features.
• Ensure runtime audio is performant.

Skills

Game development experience

Audio software using C++

Managing audio engineers

Experience with Unreal Engine

Communication skills

Tools

Wwise or equivalent middleware

Version control systems

Job description

A leading technology company in Vancouver is seeking a Lead Audio Software Engineer to join their audio team. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of game development experience and 4 years managing audio engineers. Responsibilities include empowering the team with tools, collaborating on audio features, and ensuring performance. This role offers a competitive salary range of CAD 142,400 - CAD 257,500 per year and excellent benefits including industry-leading healthcare and educational resources.