Real-Time Audio Systems Engineer (Real-Time Browser Audio)
ChennaiFull-timeJunior levelPosted 1 week ago
Software engineering role at Quantum Strides in Chennai.
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled Real-Time Audio Systems Engineer with strong expertise in browser-based audio streaming , WebSockets , and real-time voice bot architecture . The ideal candidate will design and implement low-latency, full-duplex audio pipelines that run directly in the browser and integrate with modern STT, LLM, and TTS systems.
What you'll do
- Build real-time browser audio clients using Web Audio API, MediaRecorder, AudioContext, AudioWorklets, and WebSockets
- Implement bi-directional audio streaming (microphone backend speaker) with <500ms latency targets
- Integrate streaming STT (AssemblyAI, OpenAI Realtime, Transcribe, or similar)
- Implement streaming TTS playback , including chunked audio decoding and buffered playback
- Develop backend streaming servers (Node.js/Python) for handling audio frames, STT events, LLM routing, and TTS responses
What you need
- Node.js
- Python
- LLMs