Job description

Discord Audio & Video engineering team owns the technological primitives that empower voice and video product features across all the user platforms from desktop to mobile and game console. We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to join our high-impact team.

You will oversee the technical roadmap for all the audio and video products development, working across all major customer platforms. You will work with teams across the organization including Infrastructure, Product Engineering, and Data Science, to ensure that the technical strategy meets our goals.

What you'll be doing:

• Help the engineering leader to create departmental vision and define short and long term strategic technology roadmap
• Work on the most difficult problems in audio/video real-time communication that set us apart as the best-in-class voice and video app
• Architect and advocate elegant and maintainable infrastructure and improve engineering efficiencies
• Mentor other engineers and help them to grow and level up

What you should have:

• 10+ years experience working on large, cross-platform software projects.
• Excellent programming skills writing high performance code in C++ or Rust.
• Intimate knowledge of media pipeline on multiple client platforms including Windows, MacOS, mobile or game consoles.
• Deep experience with Audio and Video, understanding raw audio/video formats and common codecs, and the differences.
• Excellent knowledge of performance metrics such as CPU, GPU and memory management.
• Strong problem solving skills, troubleshooting deeply subtle problems.
• Strong experience of networking and transport protocols, understanding the differences.
• You enjoy coming up with pragmatic solutions to concrete problems using first principles thinking.
• You are obsessed with user impact and pursue craftsmanship with high quality of work.
• You have strong communication skills and thrive in small, collaborative, and energetic teams.

Bonus Points:

• Working experience with WebRTC, SDP, SRTP, DTLS.
• Experience with game development and reverse engineering

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $256,000 to $301,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision (plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
• Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
• 16+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days
• Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
• Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
• Volunteer time off
• A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
• Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees

About Us

Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests — from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.

We’re working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider, where genuine human connection is a click, text chat, or voice call away. A place where everyone can find belonging. Challenging? Heck yes. Rewarding? Double heck yes. It’s a mission that gives us the chance to positively impact millions of people all over the world. So if this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!

Job description

World of Warships team in Belgrade is looking for a creative Sound Designer, out of the box thinker who is able to bring fresh ideas and a unique perspective to the table. As a member of the World of Warships team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a talented and passionate group of professionals and make a meaningful impact on the direction and success of the game.

World of Warships game is a free-to-play naval action MMO that puts players in command of some of the most iconic ships in history. From agile destroyers to mighty battleships, players can choose from a variety of classes and nations as they battle it out on the high seas.

Apply and join us in building the future of World of Warships!

What will you do?

• Mixing and mastering of material;
• Participation in all aspects of sound design and post-production;
• Recording, editing, and creating/designing unique audio content for video and cinematics, including foley, voice-over, and ambient sound;
• Recording voice actors;
• Editing, restoration, and processing of dialogues;
• Work on set.

What are we looking for?

• Portfolio/Demoreel;
• Experience in creating sound for movies, advertising, etc.;
• Mixing and mastering skills;
• Knowledge of DAW (Reaper, Pro Tools);
• Knowledge of iZotope RX/Acon Acoustica software;
• Knowledge of audio signal processing, mixing, compression, filters, reverb, etc.;
• Organization and ability to keep documentation;
• Advanced Russian.

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience in the gaming industry;
• Intermediate English or higher.

Wargaming Belgrade

Wargaming Belgrade is a game development studio in Serbia and a key member of the Wargaming global network. Our studio is home to talented and dedicated teams of game developers, artists, and designers, one of them being World of Warships team, who are passionate about creating the best gaming experiences for our players.

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Belgrade's office benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance
• Additional Vacation days on top of the statutory minimum of 20 working days (maximum +5 working
• Days dependent on years of services with Wargaming Group
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• Team buildings / corporate events
• Gym trainings / Wellness program
• Personal Gaming Account
• Coffee, fruits, snacks in the office
• Referral program with rewards

Job description

Voiceover (“VO”) Producers bring a deep passion and organization skill-set but also value the opportunity to work in many broad production domains. As a VO Producer, you will be responsible for supporting Game teams with the craft, delivery, and financial tracking of VO production for Wild Rift. You have planning and interpersonal skills to assist and improve how the team executes their projects. You will help provide support and improve projects at every stage of production.

As a VO Producer you will partner with various Writing & Editing, Audio and Game producers and individual contributors to help generate VO content for games and related marketing pieces. You will assist in decisions around VO production tools and standards of practice to ensure excellence across the production process. You will also explore and provide options and/or best practices to leadership on items such as process pipelines or workflows pertinent to Wild Rift.

You will be based in Shanghai, China.

Responsibilities

• Work with IP Strategy, Writing & Editing and Audio teams to align goals for voice over character expression, as well as timelines and overall product schedules
• Manage casting, scheduling recording sessions, and delivery of VO related assets
• Help set the tone for execution of VO and navigate cross-discipline teams through the creative collaboration process for effective delivery
• Track and process voice over budgets, quotes and invoices for assigned projects
• Ensure the best execution of VO for all assigned products.
• Work closely with vendors to secure recording and other outsourcing resources
• Work with Localization to track success of each product across regions to inform future projects.
• Create and deliver necessary support materials that provide clear intention and creative expression for sharing with Localization teams.

Required Qualifications

• BA, equivalent or relevant experience
• 3+ years of related work experience
• Experience tracking and processing invoices
• Experience in coordination of production assets (VO scripts, audio files, ProTools sessions)
• Knowledge and understanding of VO production & execution in games
• Knowledge of spreadsheet and presentation software
• Business fluency in English and Chinese

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in a VO, Gaming, or Production environment

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

Job description

Big Blue Bubble is looking for a Sound Designer with a passion for gaming to join our Sound Design team. In this role, you will focus on designing sound and audio content for our games, with creative guidance and insight from the production and design teams. You will tackle challenging and novel situations every day to create rich sound and audio that fits the game experience being developed.

In this position, these are the things you will be responsible for:

• Creating and implementing world-class sound design, composing, and mixing music for in-game use.
• Assisting in driving onsite sound recording sessions: voice over, sound effects, foley, ambience, etc.
• Continuously playtesting our games to ensure exceptional sound quality, and identify sound-related bugs.
• Provide post-production support for marketing material, including sound design and music.

To be an effective team member, you will have:

• Diploma in Audio Engineering or related experience.
• Highly proficient with DAWs like Cubase, Reaper, etc.
• Excellent sound design and foley skills.
• Strong music composition, mixing and mastering skills.
• Experience creating and placing sound and music to visuals.
• Up-to-date knowledge of latest audio technologies.
• Experience assisting in recording sessions.
• Technically savvy and capable of learning new programs and software needed to create and edit sound.
Audio Assistant,
• Ability to learn and take direction.

Other preferable skills include:

• Experience in contributing to an audio “concept” for a product.
• Previous experience in sound design, preferably in games.
• Previous experience with Reaper.
• Familiarity with C#.

You also have the following attributes:

• A clear communicator.
• Attention to detail.
• Imaginative and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Self directed.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Enthusiastic about gaming culture.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

We know the above list is detailed. We don’t expect you to meet all of our criteria but we are looking for proven experience with an appetite and passion for growth. If you think you fit the role then please get in touch with us now to explore the opportunity further!

Big Blue Bubble is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from queer, transgender, Indigenous, BIPOC, d/Deaf and disabled applicants. We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments – if you require accommodations at any point in the application or recruitment process please submit them in confidence to careers@bigbluebubble.com.

What makes our studio so exceptional:

• Flexible hybrid work schedule providing a mix of in-office and remote work days.
• Inclusive studio culture that fosters strong collaboration and support amongst its team members.
• Smaller scope projects which provide multifaceted opportunities to build skills and try new things.
• Strong focus on work-life balance with minimal overtime.
• In-office barista and full kitchen to host daily popcorn, ice cream days and food events.
• Unique and frequent team-building and social events (pi day, office olympics, escape rooms, gaming tournaments, movie days and so much more).
• Gaming consoles and other in-office equipment (arcade machine, devices and massage chair).
• Paid game fund, so you can continue to expand your industry knowledge.
• Comprehensive benefits package and annual bonuses.
• Paid time off, sick days, wedding leave, and baby leave.
• Focus on giving back to our community through events such as Extra Life.
• Variety of internship placements where students quickly see the impact of their work.
• Part of the EG7 global gaming cooperative that is comprised of several companies that specialize in video game entertainment such as Daybreak Games, Piranha Games, Antimatter Games, Toadman Studios, Petrol, and Fireshine Games.

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