What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Audio Programmer Job at Cloud Chamber in Novato position at Cloud Chamber?
Cloud Chamber is looking for a Senior Audio Programmer to join our team and collaborate closely with our developers and audio team to design, maintain, and optimize high-performance audio systems across all target platforms. You will report to the Lead Audio Programmer and operate under the guidance of our Audio Director to build audio systems and audio pipeline for a strongly narrative and systemic game.
Audio is one of the most powerful tools in creating an immersive gaming experience, acting as a direct connection to the player’s senses and emotions. By carefully crafting audio feedback, we aim to make it an integral part of nearly everything we create—enhancing gameplay, heightening atmosphere, and deepening player engagement. We believe that sound has the ability to draw players into the world we build, making their experience feel more intuitive, emotional, and real.
Job Duties
- Design and maintain audio systems in Unreal Engine 5, including acoustic simulation and audio pipelines.
- Collaborate closely with the Voice Design and Audio Design teams to meet creative and technical needs.
- Develop editor tools to streamline workflows for sound designers.
- Ensure audio performance across all targeted platforms.
- Support Gameplay and AI teams in prototyping and implementing audio features.
- Manage and integrate third-party solutions such as Audiokinetic Wwise.
You should be comfortable and excited to work in an iterative, experimental paradigm. We think you should be familiar with the demands of the role but also still hoping to learn and improve, have a passion for audio and be excited to experiment with audio systems in order to create a fantastically immersive experience for players.
Skills, Experience And Qualifications
We are Cloud Chamber : a collaborative team of inspired minds who create games together. We strive to make unique, entertaining, and thoughtful game experiences that engage the world.
We believe in the beauty and strength of diversity, in both the makeup of the studio and the nature of our thinking. Our focus on open communication and overall well-being allows each of us to strive for excellence in our work, and happiness in our lives.
We’re currently making the next BioShock. Our love for this iconic franchise is what brought us together. The thrill and responsibility of creating the next iteration of such a beloved game is what keeps us going.
If all of this sounds as exciting to you as it is to us we’d love to meet you. Join us in creating worlds that move people.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews. When emailing prospective employees we only use 2K.com accounts.
This is a fully remote role that may be based anywhere in the United States.
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