Creative Coder

Meta

Seattle, WA

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SKILLS

Accounts Receivable, Acoustics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audio Engineering, Audio Hardware, Audio System Design, C++ Programming Language, Calibration, Cisco Unity, Computer Science, Consumer Electronics, Cross-Functional, Data Modeling, Debugging Skills, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Embedded Software, Emerging Technology, Establish Priorities, GitHub, Industry/Trade Analysis, JavaScript, Kotlin, Leadership, Machine Tool, Mobile Devices, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Music, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Organizational Skills, Perforce Source Control Management (SCM) Software, Performance Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Precision Testing, Product Design, Product Engineering, Programming Languages, Prototyping, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Management, Risk Analysis, Signal Processing, Software Development, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Speech Synthesis, Technical/Engineering Design, Thought Leadership, Time Management

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

14 days ago

**Summary:** The Creative Audio team is seeking a Creative Coder for the Tech & Prototypes department. This role collaborates closely with Engineering and Product Design to define sound functionality and deliver advanced audio systems. It involves developing advanced audio solutions, optimizing performance, refining tools, and solving complex technical challenges. As a key contributor and leader to Meta's day-to-day sound design, the Creative Coder provides creative and technical insights to drive immersive and agentic audio experiences, offering a long runway for creativity, innovation, and empowerment to push the boundaries of sound technology and make a meaningful impact. **Required Skills:** Creative Coder Responsibilities: 1. Identity potential large scale opportunities within Meta and partner with design and engineering teams to deliver state of the art audio functionality, tooling and pipeline solutions 2. Provide audio engineering leadership to cross-functional partners, improving audio quality and automating workflows across Meta products and platforms through agentic pipelines 3. Use creativity and product thinking to develop audio-focused prototypes and experiences that drive team and company success 4. Support AI Audio teams throughout every stage of the model lifecycle, from training through implementation 5. Implement existing audio models into product pipelines 6. Build functional prototypes from early concepts across a range of prototype fidelities, using a variety of design tools and programming languages, and implement on multiple platforms 7. Drive audio specific features from a technical perspective, ensuring scalability and high performance quality 8. Convey prototype design decisions to internal stakeholders and provide feedback to partners 9. Prep and test for implementation accuracy as well as collaborating with internal and external team members to address bugs and optimize sounds in the product 10. Leverage code as a design medium to bridge the gap between product goals and engineering implementation, as well as unlock features for external developers 11. Demonstrate thought leadership in the convergence of artificial intelligence and audio technologies, actively staying informed on state-of-the-art developments and industry trends **Minimum Qualifications:** Minimum Qualifications: 12. 7+ years implementing/coding sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and/or non-traditional immersive environments 13. 5+ years development experience with at least two of these languages: C++. Kotlin, Javascript, RUST and Python 14. Experience building large scale audio programs with solid OOP architecture 15. Demonstrated understanding of DSP and audio signal processing 16. Experience implementing LLMs and Agentic behavior on AI audio workflows 17. Experience debugging code in a variety of development environments 18. Experience with managing collaboration tools and version control systems such as GitHub, Perforce, etc 19. Experience leading projects and prioritizing, based on company goals 20. Time-management and organizational skills to meet delivery specifications and deadlines 21. BA/BS in Audio or Music Technology, Computer Science, Transmedia, or equivalent work experience **Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications: 22. Experience building AI audio pipelines using tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Langchain and audio processing libraries (e.g., Librosa, torchaudio), integrating models, data preprocessing, feature extraction and building RAG pipelines 23. An understanding of spatial audio, and experience implementing immersive sound experiences 24. Experience with generative sound or music, speech synthesis, or NLP 25. Audio Implementation and/or design for shipping AR and VR experiences (Unity, Unreal and/or Spark, React, Snap, MARS) 26. Experience with WebAudio and/or Tone.js and/or OpenAL 27. Experience with embedded software development for audio consumer electronics hardware 28. Knowledge of acoustics, equipment set ups and calibration experience with hardware and electronic prototypes and configuration 29. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements) 30. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews) 31. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies **Public Compensation:** $154,000/year to $216,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits **Industry:** Internet **Equal Opportunity:** Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

Creative Coder

Meta

Seattle, WA

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