Audio Frontend Developer

We are looking for a passionate Audio Frontend Developer with strong knowledge and interest in the field of audio, to create the future sound for browser-based gaming, and beyond.

You will be working as part of a newly formed self-driven team to help empower our in-house team of Sound Designers and assist them in delivering a AAA sound experience. You will be developing and maintaining our proprietary audio engine as well as exploring future technologies for cutting-edge online sound playback and manipulation.

Who are you?

You view yourself as a positive, creative and fearless person who loves to push the limits, try new things, and feel comfortable speaking your mind. You have extensive knowledge of sound basics and probably play a musical instrument or produce your own music in your free time. You take a lot of pride in your work, are willing to grasp and maintain focus on the big picture and think ahead. You are a team player, willing to share your knowledge and learn from your colleagues while enjoying a dynamic and creative environment.

What will be your responsibilities:

1. Implement workflow for code standard
2. Develop, maintain and support our codebase to keep it up to date with current technology, well-designed and optimized
3. Mentor team members in coding practices
4. Working closely with other teams across different locations
5. Audio engine functionality development, maintenance and support using TypeScript
6. Collaborate with PO and Sound Designers to get the needed functionality in an efficient and business-viable manner
7. Collaborate with Audio QA Engineer to test your solutions
8. Collaborate and communicate with Game Framework and Client developers to test your solutions in-game and ensure timely and recognized version releases
9. Build, release and deploy our products using tools such as GitHub
10. Build quality in, e.g. through pair programming, code reviews and TDD
11. Working together with stakeholders and other teams to continuously evolve and improve our products through strong user focus
12. Perform other duties requested by the manager, which are related to the above

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Master’s or bachelor’s degree in software engineering or computer science or a long-term work experience in the Information Technology sector, or similar relevant experience
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a developer, preferably using JavaScript (ES5, ES2017+) and Typescript
• (Nice to have) Experience working with developer tools like Webpack, (Gulp) or similar
• (Nice to have) Experience using CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Travis or similar
• (Nice to have) C/C++/Rust
• (Nice to have) WebAssembly
• Knowledge of code design patterns and best practices
• Experience with test-driven development
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• (Nice to have) Knowledge of audio technology and DAW music production basics
• Good knowledge of English, both written and spoken
• Drive for outstanding software craftsmanship
• Strong analytical skills and ability to understand complex technical systems
• Mentoring
• Business and user mindset when designing, developing, testing and delivering solutions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that we are primarily looking for candidates who have a work visa for the EU, and are based in Sweden or planning to move to Stockholm in the near future.