Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HARMAN International is a technology leader focused on innovation and teamwork, seeking a Principal Software Engineer for Roon to revolutionize music streaming experiences. The role involves architecting and maintaining high-performance desktop and mobile applications while leading cross-platform development initiatives and mentoring team members.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop and maintain high-performance desktop and mobile applications for HiFi audio enthusiasts across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux, driving technical direction and ensuring seamless cross-platform experiences
- Lead cross-platform development initiatives using primarily C# and .NET-based technologies, applying deep expertise to improve scalability, maintainability, and long-term product evolution
- Design and optimize complex systems that manage audio content, music metadata, and low-latency audio streaming across local networks, leveraging your mastery of network protocols and concurrency models to deliver robust solutions
- Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding team members in best practices for architecture, performance profiling, and troubleshooting, while raising the overall technical bar
- Proactively identify and address risks in project delivery, communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders, and influence decisions to align engineering efforts with business goals
- Drive innovation in audio streaming and system architecture, recommending and implementing advanced solutions that enhance user experience, performance, and reliability
Skills
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including experience owning end-to-end delivery of complex projects
- Extensive experience with C# and .NET based technologies
- Strong systems software understanding of data storage, processing, memory management, filesystems, networking, and concurrency
- Sound understanding of network protocols and cross-platform development (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux)
- Experience with automated pipelines for continuous build and integration systems (CI/CD)
- Familiarization with containerization and virtualization technologies (Docker, VMware, HyperV, etc) and packaging software for these environments
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or other related field
- Specializing in any of the following areas: UI/UX engineering, Mobile application development, Networking, Graphics (real-time rendering or image processing), Audio (playback, management, processing), Software performance profiling, debugging, and optimization
- Experience with media playback engines on desktop and / or mobile platforms
- A passion for delivering top-notch audio experiences to users and an interest in the audio technology domain
- Familiarity with GPU programming and Node.js
Benefits
- Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
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