Real-Time Audio Engineer - DSP, WebAssembly & WebRTC

Hark; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hark is seeking a Member of Technical Staff (Real-Time Audio) in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on owning real-time audio quality for voice agents, requiring extensive experience in audio engineering and DSP.

The successful candidate will manage audio features, ensuring natural conversations and minimal latency. Compensation ranges from $170,000 to $400,000 annually, depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping real-time audio into a product used by real users.
• Comfortable working with latency, buffering, and sample rates in a streaming audio pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Own audio quality on the client: echo, self-interruption, dropouts, and clipping.
• Build and tune the browser audio pipeline with Web Audio API.
• Work the WebRTC audio path end to end: AEC, noise suppression, and VAD.

Skills

C/C++ or Rust for production DSP

WebRTC

Hands-on experience with AEC, noise suppression, and VAD

DSP fundamentals: adaptive filtering, STFT

Working knowledge of the browser audio stack

Job description

Hark is seeking a Member of Technical Staff (Real-Time Audio) in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on owning real-time audio quality for voice agents, requiring extensive experience in audio engineering and DSP.

The successful candidate will manage audio features, ensuring natural conversations and minimal latency. Compensation ranges from $170,000 to $400,000 annually, depending on qualifications.