Mobile Audio Developer

Magic Media

Mobile Audio Developer designing and optimizing audio systems for iOS and Android platforms at Magic Media. Collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality audio experiences without game engines.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSJavaKotlinObjective-CSwiftVoIP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and optimize native audio systems and pipelines for iOS and/or Android platforms.
Build low-latency, real-time audio features using native frameworks (Core Audio, AVFoundation, AAudio, Oboe, OpenSL ES).
Manage audio thread prioritization, buffer management, and real-time constraints at the OS level.
Collaborate with sound designers, composers, and product teams to deliver high-quality audio experiences.
Debug and resolve audio-specific issues such as glitches, dropouts, sync drift, and latency problems.
Help provide architectural oversight of the audio system across the entire application.
Write technical documentation for audio pipelines, integration patterns, and platform-specific implementations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong native mobile development skills in Swift/Objective-C (iOS) and/or Kotlin/Java (Android).
Hands-on experience with native audio APIs — Core Audio, AVFoundation, AudioUnit on iOS and/or AAudio, Oboe, AudioTrack on Android.
Solid understanding of audio concepts — DSP, signal processing, sample rates, bit depth, buffering, and latency management.
Familiarity with audio file formats and codecs (AAC, MP3, FLAC, PCM, Opus).
Strong multi-threading skills, particularly for real-time audio thread management.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and creative disciplines.
Fluent in English.
Experience with cross-platform audio libraries such as JUCE, PortAudio, or miniaudio.
Familiarity with audio middleware (FMOD or Wwise) outside of a game engine context.
Experience with music apps, podcast platforms, VoIP, or audio streaming products.
Knowledge of MIDI, AUv3 plugin development, or real-time audio effects processing.
Experience with spatial/3D audio (e.g. Apple Spatial Audio, binaural rendering).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Permanently remote position.
An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
Career growth and development.
Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
Flexible working hours.
An inclusive culture and open communication.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SwiftObjective-CKotlinJavaCore AudioAVFoundationAAudioOboeDSPsignal processing

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingmulti-threading