Staff Engineer, OS Platforms

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby, science meets art, and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team, you’ll see and hear the results of your work everywhere, from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that, we need the absolute best talent. We’re big enough to give you all the resources you need, and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.

The world is changing, and it's more important than ever that first-class information, communications, and entertainment services are available to users wherever they may be. Here at Dolby, our mission is to enable experiences that transcend expectations. We need your creative solutions and diverse thought! The successful applicant will join a well-resourced team, creating core technology and IP to power the “connected-life” experiences customers depend on.

Join us on the OS Platforms engineering team as a staff software developer. You will be an individual contributor on a collaborative Scrum team, spearheading the implementation and evolution of Dolby's audio technology products for the Microsoft Windows and Xbox ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities
•    You will use your software design and software architecture skills to lead the Dolby audio technology integration into Microsoft Windows and Xbox
•    As the technical point of contact, you will collaborate with Microsoft engineering teams to bring new features to life
•    You will investigate how to maximize the value of over-the-top (OTT), video game, and streaming music experiences
•    You will be a partner to other Dolby teams, contributing your expertise to company-wide technical strategy
•    You will embody the principles of agile and lean development
•    You will enjoy improving your own skills and sharing knowledge with colleagues

To Be Successful
This role requires a firm understanding of technical relations with external engineering teams, including alignment on features, schedules, and value propositions. You will need to build a deep understanding of how Dolby technology products inter-operate. You will need to examine relevant standards, specifications, and whitepapers to understand design constraints. With these competencies and your software development expertise, you will delight our customers time after time.

Other Essential Skills
•    BSEE, MSEE or equivalent experience with 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
•    Demonstrable proficiency in C/C++ is required, ideally for audio or video digital signal processing
•    Demonstrable familiarity with media processing APIs and software constructs, ideally Microsoft's. For example: UWP, ISpatialAudioClient, WASAPI, Media Foundation, and audio processing objects (APOs)
•    Desirable proficiencies include: Python, Javascript, C#, build tools like MSBuild or cmake, as well as macOS or Linux development experience
•    Experience with open-source software and participation in the open-source community desirable
•    Porting and optimization experience for floating-point architectures desirable
•    Professional experience in one or more of the following desirable: Perceptual codecs, OTT services, game development, Bluetooth, or VoIP
•    Willing to travel domestically in support of project requirements as needed
•    Effusive passion for movies, music, and video games!

Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

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