Facebook

Audio Software Engineer, Facebook Reality Labs

Posted on: 9 Mar 2021

Menlo Park, CA

Job Description

The Reality Labs team at Facebook is helping people around the world come together and connect through world-class Augmented and Virtual Reality hardware and software. We are developing the future of AR and VR, bringing products to consumers that transform entertainment and social experiences. The potential of AR/VR to connect the world is immenseand were just getting started. With global departments dedicated to AR/VR research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more, AR/VR is committed to driving the state of the art forward through relentless innovation. Our teams explore, develop, and deliver new cutting-edge technologies that serve as the foundation of current and future AR/VR products.

Audio Software Engineer, Facebook Reality Labs Responsibilities

* Analyze, design, develop and debug real time AR and VR audio algorithms.

* Collaborate in a team environment across multiple scientific and engineering disciplines, making the architectural tradeoffs required to rapidly deliver software solutions.

* Develop software for a variety of consumer devices, including speakers, AR and VR headsets.

* Write clean readable code, debug complex problems, prioritize ruthlessly and get things done with a high level of efficiency.

* Learn constantly, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of AR/VR problem solving.

Minimum Qualifications

* BS degree in Computer Science or related field.

* 5 or more years C++ experience, including use of C++11 features.

* 5 or more years experience creating audio software for games or other real time environments.

* Proven track record of software development experience, including shipping one or more products.

* Problem solving and optimization experience.

* Communication experience and demonstrated experience working across disciplines to drive optimal solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

* Background in DSP.

* Experience with one or more game audio engines: Wwise, FMOD, Unity and/or Unreal.

Locations

About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

Facebook is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent, and to candidates with sincerely held religious beliefs or requiring pregnancy related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.

(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $150,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20)

Facebook

Menlo Park, CA

Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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