Ilya Rostovtsev
Audio Software Engineer at Meta
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolIlya Rostovtsev is an Audio Software Engineer with 13 years of experience blending mathematics, music composition, and software to build creative audio tools and interactive sonic experiences. With a PhD from UC Berkeley and roles at Meta and Microsoft, he specializes in spatialized audio, music authoring tools, and audio+AI for mixed reality, translating research prototypes into production-ready systems. He has a track record of shipping multimedia projects—from VR music experiences to IoT audio stacks and custom electroacoustic performance software—while leading teams and authoring developer-facing tools. A geometry and pixel enthusiast, he brings a maker’s curiosity to sound design, realtime DSP, and expressive software, combining academic rigor with pragmatic engineering.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Music Composition, PhD, Music Composition at UC BerkeleyPost-Bacc, Music Composition, Post-Bacc, Music Composition at University of North TexasBachelor's of Science, Applied Mathematics w/ Emphasis on Pure Mathematics, Bachelor's of Science, Applied Mathematics w/ Emphasis on Pure Mathematics at Texas A&M University, College Station
English, Russian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (28)
msp8
cygwin7
child-process7
cinder7
dynamic-programming7
html6
constants6
cpp6
optimization6
naming-conventions6
audio6
nodejs-addon6
wxwidgets6
nodejs6
css6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ilzxc/The-Nature-of-Cinder
Apr 2013 - Nov 2015
Contributions:423 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
ilzxc/trajectories
Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:4 releases, 105 commits, 101 pushes in 5 months
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