Senior Software Engineer, Sonos

$134-149.4k

+ Discretionary bonuses and equity

Linux
C++
C
Git
Mid and Senior level
Boston

3-5 days a week in office

Sonos

Wireless audio experience company

Job no longer available

Sonos

Wireless audio experience company

1001+ employees

B2CLifestyleMusicConsumer GoodseCommerce

Job no longer available

$134-149.4k

+ Discretionary bonuses and equity

Linux
C++
C
Git
Mid and Senior level
Boston

3-5 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CLifestyleMusicConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To provide music lovers with the tools to enjoy their favourite sounds anywhere, any time.

Role

Who you are

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience in a multi-threaded Linux environment
  • Experience delivering reliable, extensible and maintainable software
  • Experience writing and implementing APIs
  • Proficient with common source control systems (e.g. Git, GitHub
  • Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document and test portable and maintainable code that is processor-, architecture- and OS-agnostic
  • Must be in our office 3+ days a week in either our Seattle or Boston office
  • If you are passionate about music, creating breakthrough new products and solving challenging problems, we would like to talk to you!

Desirable

  • Experience with benchmarking algorithm performance on embedded systems using software and hardware techniques
  • Experience with embedded Linux
  • Experience articulating technical concepts in cross-functional teams
  • Experience writing developer tests using GTEST or another similar testing framework with understanding of unit testing and design-for-testability strategies
  • Experience with Cloud, RESTful API and HTTP technologies is a plus
  • Knowledge of L2/L3 networking and protocols is a plus
  • Experience in C/C++

What the job involves

  • 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
  • As a Senior Software Engineer working as a member of the Home Audio Embedded Team, you will be part of the team responsible for designing, building and maintaining the foundational components of our embedded software stack which controls, plays and distributes audio throughout the multi-room Sonos system
  • You will work closely with a variety of teams across the embedded domain to ensure our embedded software provides best in class listening experience for our customers across the entire portfolio of Sonos speakers
  • You will work independently as well as with teams across software disciplines to design and develop software that provides new platform capabilities and interoperability between the core Sonos system and other product categories
  • You will do all of this as part of a team that is front and center in solving some of the most challenging engineering problems that Sonos engineers are faced with
  • This is an exciting opportunity to work with an accomplished team who will play a fundamental role in building the software that powers our next generation of Sonos products!
  • Write clear, reliable, maintainable code
  • Design, build, analyze, enhance, and refactor the embedded software system used to power Sonos products
  • Interface with other software teams to define the proper APIs and IPC mechanisms
  • Reproduce, isolate and debug complex low-level problems that may span interfaces between hardware and software
  • Contribute to the suite of developer unit tests using GTEST
  • Collaborate with software engineers, PM, QA and UX to design and deliver unique, innovative new features that delight our customers
  • Drive your work forward and exercise your strong technical aptitude to influence positive change and innovation
  • Participate in team process, using Agile methodologies to adapt and continuously improve

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Sonos is a highly reputed global manufacturer of top tier speakers. Since being founded in 2002 it has become a market leading audio product brand, partnering with over 100 music services companies and putting products in nearly 11 million households worldwide.

Sonos' strong brand reputation has seen it carve out space in a competitive market alongside giants like Amazon and Alphabet, who are similarly targeting the connected audio home market. Sonos have perhaps been smart in keeping their product selection relatively modest, focusing instead on strategic partnerships that embed their products across different markets. They are, for example, partnered with Audi to provide their first in-car sound system.

As companies began adopting remote and hybrid work, Sonos benefitted from a period of increased consumer focus on refitting the leisure and work facilities of their homes. This includes speakers and smart speakers, which account for the vast majority of Sonos revenue. This trend is only set to continue, with the global home audio market expected to exceed $70 billion by 2030. As a market leader, Sonos is in good stead to continue its sustained growth.

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

0% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Nov 2013

$25m

LATE VC

Jun 2012

$135m

SERIES F

Total funding: $227m

Company benefits

  • Free premium memberships
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k)

Company values

  • Respect - We show up on time, listen attentively, assume good intent, and contribute with caring candour
  • Transparency - We share motives, decisions, knowledge, issues, and data with everyone who needs to know
  • Collaboration - We eagerly request and offer help, and we appreciate diverse viewpoints and healthy debate
  • Ownership - We prioritise long-term value over short-term goals and embrace any task

Company HQ

Lower State, Santa Barbara, CA

Founders

Previous Senior VP and Managing Director at BlackBerry.

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