Senior Software Engineer II

Founded by legendary filmmaker George Lucas in 1983, THX sets performance standards for world-class studios and cinemas, and provides premium audio and video solutions for mobile devices, PCs, home, and automotive. THX develops technologies, products and specifications that perfect the consumer entertainment experience, and enable the artist to deliver their true vision.

Specific Responsibilities

THX seeks a Senior Software Engineer to drive the implementation of innovative, next-generation multi-channel audio signal processing technologies onto personal, handheld, and free-standing consumer electronics and computing platforms.As a Senior Software Engineer with requisite experience, one has an expert understanding of software architecture, design patterns, best practices, and the use of abstraction to appropriately categorize and resolve common issues that arise during the development process. An exceptional candidate will:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the functional and non-functional components of a project, designing solutions that consider the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Perform analysis on one’s own work, as well as that of other (junior) team members, understanding resource impacts and risk factors on the business.
• Display consistent leadership qualities within a team, providing mentorship, guidance and direction to other members, functioning as a project lead where applicable and providing feedback to junior team members.
• Implement industry-standard best practices and experimental and testing methodologies.
• Understand and implement software and product quality improvements to gain process efficiencies.
• Demonstrate an exemplary ability to communicate concisely and accurately at both in-depth technical and high-level summary levels, including but not limited to technical papers, product documentation, and executive reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Any of the following: Swift, Dart, Kotlin, Java, PowerShell and shell scripting are a plus.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following audio architectures is required: Windows, macOS & iOS, Android, Linux
• Familiarity with the JUCE C++ application framework, ImGui, Boost C++ libraries, and build tools such as Cmake or vcpkg is recommended.
• Familiarity with machine learning tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and ONNX is a plus.
• Familiarity with user-interface frameworks such as Flutter, React Native, WinUI / UWP XAML and Catalyst is a plus, though not required for this position.
• Familiarity with other audio toolbox frameworks is a plus.

Education

BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Cognitive Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Characteristics Preferred Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to all types of inquiries. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.Written and spoken proficiency in US English required; additional language proficiencies, including Mandarin, Cantonese or other CJVK languages are a plus.Research-level technical reading proficiency is critical for success in this position.

Characteristics Preferred Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to all types of inquiries. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.Written and spoken proficiency in US English required; additional language proficiencies, including Mandarin, Cantonese or other CJVK languages are a plus.Research-level technical reading proficiency is critical for success in this position.Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Computational and analytical software (MATLAB & Simulink, GNU Octave, Jupyter notebooks, Wolfram Alpha & Mathematica) experience is a plus.Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in unusual situations. The ability to use effective deductive reasoning is essential.Ability to weigh risks, commercial and/or technical uncertainties, tradeoffs, and incomplete or changing information that may inform team priorities.Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have familiarity with the following:

• Atlassian collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Source control tools (GitHub, Bitbucket)
• Microsoft Visual Studio + Visual Studio Code

Cloud computing experience (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, et al) is a plus.Experience with Android Studio or other JetBrains IDEs is a plus.Experience with Eclipse-based IDEs, often used for embedded development, is a plus, though not required for this position.Certificates & Licenses No certificates or licenses are required.Supervisory Responsibilities This position has no supervisory responsibilities.Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.Travel Requirements THX has team members in multiple time zones, and it is possible that attendance at conference calls outside of standard working hours may be necessary.This position may require travel, up to 10% of the time. A valid passport is highly recommended prior to travel.

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THX Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veterans status, or disabilities. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

THX Ltd. does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters, including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of THX Ltd. will be considered unsolicited and deemed gratuitous without having a written vendor agreement in place and only to the extent such agreement covers a specified position. THX Ltd. will not pay a placement fee. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of THX Ltd. staff will not be binding. It is the responsibility of all third-party recruiting/supplemental staffing agencies to know this policy.

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