30 Aug
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Massachusetts, Boston , 02108 Boston USA

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives. This role is a hybrid position Some roles require an office while others may be done remotely. This position is considered hybrid, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our Boston office location. We are passionate about building and delivering the finest high definition multi-channel audio experiences to our customers. Our products stream all the music on earth, in every room, wirelessly, and you control it all from the palm of your hand. It’s easy to use, but keeping things simple and bug-free is hard work. As an Embedded Software Engineer working as a member of the Audio Team, you will be part of the team responsible for the audio distribution and processing software at the heart of all Sonos products. You are a highly skilled embedded software engineer that thrives in a new product development environment and you are passionate about achieving a high performance system. You will be responsible for applying solid software engineering design patterns and best practices needed to evolve and expand the core codebase to deliver new ideas and technical innovations into products that continue to delight our customers and set the satisfaction bar higher. You are experienced using data to analyze complex systems and identify the improvements. You will be a member of a team that is setting new standards for the audio industry and reshaping the way consumers engage with music. You will work independently as well as with a team of industry leading innovators in other engineering fields such as acoustics, mechanical, wireless, application software, hardware, and user experience. If you love music, creating breakthrough new products and solving challenging problems, we would like to talk to you! What You’ll Do

Design, develop and refactor real-time software architectures and modular software components used to power Sonos products

Design telemetry usage to analyze system performance, audio reliability, and identify areas to improve or change

Participate in design reviews, and code reviews on github

Interface with other software teams to define the proper APIs and IPC mechanisms needed to access audio services

Interface with data engineering teams to design efficient telemetry architecture and build dashboards

Contribute to the suite of developer unit tests using google test

Create, review, and maintain documentations and dashboards

What You’ll NeedBasic Qualifications

Deep understanding in C and C programming for a Linux runtime environment

5+ years of real-time embedded software engineering experience in a multi-threaded Linux environment

Experience using data to identify problems and analyze system performance

Able to read and write simple scripts in common languages, Bash, Python, etc.

Experience with benchmarking algorithm performance on embedded systems using software and hardware techniques

Highly proficient in the use of common source code control and defect tracking systems (Jira, Git, Perforce)

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document and test portable and maintainable code that is processor-, architecture- and OS-agnostic

Proven track record of using telemetry data to analyze complex systems, define metrics and build dashboards

Demonstrated ability to make ambiguous scenarios more concrete and break complex things into smaller chunks

Experience programing in SQL is a strong plus

Experience using Tableau and Kibana is a strong plus

Have networking knowledge or experience, understanding TCP/IP, UDP etc.

Understanding of wireless performance is a strong plus

Thorough understanding of unit testing and design-for-testability strategies

Write developer tests using google test or another similar testing framework as part of the development process

Understanding of streaming multichannel lossy and lossless audio compression formats such as MPEG, AAC, Opus, FLAC and Dolby Atmos is a plus but not required

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don’t have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future. #LI-Hybrid At Sonos we consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, which may lead individual compensation to vary depending on job related qualifications, skills, and experience. All full time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity. Our job postings may span more than one career level and the base pay range may be modified in the future based on changing market conditions. The starting base pay for this role for all US candidates is between: Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. We also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being of our employees. Regular full time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting

An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required

80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually

Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year

12 weeks of paid Bonding Leave following the birth or adoption of a new child, plus up to an additional 12 weeks of Medical Leave for birthing parents under our Short Term Disability policy

Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance

Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance

Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being

A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!

For a holistic overview of our benefits, please visit sonosbenefits.com .

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience. Notice to U.S. Job Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. Follow the links to review the EEO is the Law poster (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf) and its supplement (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCPEEOSupplementFinalJRFQA508c.pdf) . Sonos is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to accommodations@sonos.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.


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