Upstream & Community Participation: Contribute to and collaborate with WirePlumber, PipeWire, and ALSA upstream communities
Real-World Impact: Design, integrate, and ship embedded Linux audio systems that work reliably in real-world products
Deep Technical Work: Implement and debug PipeWire + WirePlumber stacks, including ALSA, DSPs, and system-level interactions
Customer Collaboration: Work directly with customer teams to translate requirements into robust audio architectures and solutions
Breadth When Needed: Support adjacent areas like Bluetooth audio and Linux audio tooling when required (pw-cli, pw-top, alsa-utils, tracing frameworks) to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently
Be a Technical Advisor: Explain complex audio architecture decisions to product teams, provide honest assessments of what is and isn't possible and build trust through transparent communication
Upstream contributions - your work shapes Linux, not just client products
Technical leadership track - path to principal engineer, subsystem expertise or technical architecture roles
Consulting track - develop deeper client relationships, lead customer engagements or shape service offerings
Mentorship opportunities - both receiving and providing guidance
Conference speaking - we support presentation submissions and provide coaching
Recognition - your contributions are public, building your professional reputation
Upstream first - we believe the best solutions benefit everyone
Transparency - open discussion about technical decisions, business constraints and project challenges
Pragmatism - perfect is the enemy of good; we ship quality code that solves real problems
Respect for expertise - we trust engineers to make technical decisions
Collaborative - we succeed by working together, internally and with the community
Sustainable pace - we're here for the marathon, not the sprint
Our Interview Process
We respect your time and provide a clear, structured process
Application Review (within 2 weeks) - we look at your code and contributions
Initial Chat (30 min) - casual conversation about your experience and our work
Technical Interview (2 - 3h)
Technical Deep-Dive - discuss kernel architecture, past debugging challenges and how you approach problem-solving (no whiteboard coding)
Code Review Session - review real patches together, discuss trade-offs
Client Scenario Discussion - talk through a realistic customer situation: balancing technical debt, timeline pressure and upstream goals (we want to see your thought process, not a "right answer")
Chief Operating Officer (60 min) - meet the Chief Operating Officer, ask about day-to-day work and how Collabora works, discuss compensation and benefits
Offer (within 1 week of final interview)
Total timeline: 3-4 weeks from application to offer
We provide feedback at every stage, and you'll always know where you stand
Collabora's Commitment
We're committed to building a diverse team and inclusive environment. We encourage applications from people underrepresented in tech
We evaluate candidates based on skills and contributions, not pedigree. If you're unsure whether you qualify, apply anyway - imposter syndrome is real and you might be exactly who we're looking for