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Senior R&D Software Engineer
2 years ago
Wave brings people together through virtual entertainment. Our shows enable artists and audiences to collaborate in the creation of the most interactive live performance experiences in the world. Waves are live, interactive and immersive shows that are unlike any virtual concert you have ever experienced. We combine the best of live music, gaming and broadcast technology to transform the live music experience. Waves are live streamed globally on wave.watch and across popular social and gaming platforms including YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Facebook and Roblox.
Come help us define the future of music! Together we'll create amazing experiences for the attendees, and drive creativity for concerts. You’ll be at the forefront, working to bring interactive concerts at scale. Software Engineers at Wave, bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver the future of music to millions. You will report into the head of R&D engineering.
This is a direct hire, full time opportunity. We are not interested in C2C workers at this time.
Personality Traits
- Music Lover
- Passion for live events
Responsibilities
- Work with the team to develop prototypes into cleanly implemented and tested features
- Research solutions to difficult problems in creation and production of live performances
- Lead architecture requirements, design, and implementation
- Perform code reviews
- Identify and provide solutions for performance and architectural issues
- Provide mentorship to junior engineers
Required Qualifications
- At least 5 years programming experience on gaming or games adjacent projects
- Experience with profiling and addressing performance and scale problems
- Strong communication skills
- Unreal experience
- Demonstrated competency in graphics programming using C++, C#, HLSL, GLSL, or other shading languages
- Knowledge of real time rendering pipeline
- Proficiency/Understanding with motion capture technology
- Knowledge of animation techniques and technologies
- Strong C# knowledge
- Strong C++ knowledge
- Strong math foundation
Desired Qualifications
- AAA gaming experience
- Experience with other game engines, such as Unreal
- Experience with audio programming
- Experience with Python
- Knowledge of music
Salary Range: $92,000 - $190,000**
**Salaries at Wave are based on a few factors including a candidate's location (to account for any cost of living differences), their experience level and their performance during the interview process. On top of a cash salary we also include company equity in the form of stock options with every full time offer as well as other benefits (insurance, 401k, unlimited PTO, etc).
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