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Senior Audio Systems Architect joins the Audio & Media Technologies group to define the technical direction for audio capture, processing, routing, and rendering across a diverse product line. This role owns the end-to-end systems architecture spanning silicon, firmware, kernel drivers, and user-space frameworks. You will manage multi-year roadmaps, conduct architectural reviews of new silicon and codecs, and resolve systemic issues involving latency, power, and security. The position requires expertise in C, C++, real-time systems, and low-level performance, alongside deep knowledge of SoC architecture, DMA, I2S/TDM/SoundWire, and DSP pipelines. A critical component involves championing AI-assisted engineering by building internal agents and LLM-driven workflows to improve organizational productivity. You will solve complex problems in audio intelligence, hardware-software integration, and secure firmware partitioning to ensure high-quality sound across multiple operating systems and devices.
C
Python
Linux
DPUs
NICs
Networking Protocols
cloud-networking
Security
Virtualization
Orchestration
Data Center Technologies
DPDK
OVS
OVN
Docker
Containers
Kubernetes