Summary
Ilya 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