Audio DSP Codec SW Developer – Engineer, Associate

General Summary:

We are looking for an Associate Engineer – Audio Platform Software to join the Audio Platform team working on embedded audio software for Hearables and Wearables products. This role focuses on low-level audio platform software and drivers, helping bring up, integrate, and debug audio interfaces on embedded SoCs.

This is an entry-level individual contributor role designed to build strong fundamentals in audio drivers, RTOS-based systems, and real-time data paths. Experience with audio algorithms or signal processing is not required, but familiarity is considered an added advantage.

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Key Responsibilities

· Work on audio hardware interfaces and drivers under guidance, including:

o Basic microphone and speaker driver paths and others

· Assist in development and integration of audio platform software components for capture and playback use cases.

· Support software running under a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), including tasks, interrupts, and synchronization primitives.

· Work with senior engineers to understand inter-processor communication and shared-memory usage in audio pipelines.

· Participate in code reviews, testing, and issue triage activities.

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Required Skills

· Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

· Basic proficiency in C/C++ programming.

· Understanding of embedded systems fundamentals.

· Basic knowledge or coursework exposure to:

o RTOS concepts (tasks, interrupts, scheduling, synchronization)

o Embedded peripherals or device drivers

· Willingness to learn and debug low-level audio platform software.

· Good debugging and problem-solving skills.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Desired Skills

· Exposure to any audio interfaces like PCM, I2S etc.,

· Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M class processors or DSP architectures.

· Basic understanding of multi-core systems and shared-memory concepts.

· Knowledge of audio algorithms, signal processing, or acoustic concepts is an added advantage, but not mandatory.

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