Description
Sonos is hiring a Principal Embedded Software Engineer for its Player API & Control team to lead performance-critical, customer-facing initiatives across the Sonos player stack. The role focuses on improving playback responsiveness, scalability, reliability, latency, and API usability through embedded systems, distributed communication protocols, telemetry, and cross-platform API design. It is a hybrid position requiring applicants to live within commuting distance of the Boston or Seattle office and be in the office at least three days per week. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience, plus 8+ years of embedded or systems-level software engineering experience, strong C++ proficiency, and experience with APIs, multi-threaded systems, telemetry, and networking. The base salary range is $190,000 to $237,500, and Sonos does not currently sponsor employment visas.
