Prototype Engineer

Role Prototype Engineer

Type Contract 6 months

Onsite Role in Fremont or Burlingame California or Seattle Washington

Hourly PayRate $80-$85 DOE

Must be able to apply without Sponsorship

Apex Systems is looking for a Creative Coder to join our team. As a Creative Coder, you must have a passion for sound and technology and a demonstrated history of innovative design for interactive and immersive experiences.

You will be instrumental in the day-to-day sound design across audio. Candidates must also be able to collaborate closely with other team members and cross-functional product teams and provide creative feedback.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work through ambiguity are required.

Responsibilities

Implementing custom sound via C# or similar code for various products and initiatives on a variety of platforms and using different programming languages

Collaborate closely with team members to create unique sonic experiences and assist in driving projects to completion

Gain a deep understanding of product voice to maintain quality and leverage existing content for product consistency and efficiency

Prepping and testing for implementation accuracy as well as collaborating with internal and external team members to address bugs and optimize sounds in the product

Ability to prioritize, and adapt quickly to parameter and scope changes responsibly.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years implementing / coding sonic experiences for products in mobile, hardware, and non-traditional or immersive environments

Experienced with technical sound implementation for games, media, and / or interactive experiences

Proficiency in the following : Unity, and audio middleware (Wwise, FMOD), C# (and related programming languages) implementation, development, and release of audio content on mobile and / or VR platforms

Experience debugging code in a variety of development environments

Provide a portfolio list or demo reel of shipping projects demonstrating sound implementation experience

BA / BS degree or equivalent in game programming, sound programming, CS or media-related field

Experience with managing collaboration tools and version control systems such as

GitHub, Perforce, etc.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Time-management and organizational skills to meet delivery specifications and deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

Collaborative background, working on a team with producers, designers, animators, artists, and other partners.

Audio Implementation and / or design for shipping VR experiences (Unity, Unreal)

An understanding of the properties of spatial audio, and experience implementing immersive sound experiences

Knowledge of acoustics, equipment set-ups and calibration

Ability to mix in a variety of formats, including spatial audio

Post-production skills, including editing and mastering

Video editing skills (Premier Pro, Final Cut, Avid, etc)

Experience in Pro Tools and / or other digital audio workstations

Experience working with and creating SFX / Foley / Dialog / Music

Experience with C++