Senior Software Development Engineer

Company: Sonos Inc
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: March 15, 2023

Job Description:

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.Music is a universal language that weaves a common thread through all of the elements that make people uniquely human - music cuts through gender, age, race, religion, politics, culture and even time itself. Music is the great equalizer. Music is the truest embodiment of what it means to be human. Music feeds our inspiration!As a Software Engineer working as a member of the SW Platform Team, you will be part of the team responsible for crafting tools that enable effective development of the foundational layers 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, cloud, and controller domains to develop the various protocols for communication within and between Sonos speakers, the Sonos Cloud infrastructure, and our mobile controller. You will work independently as well as with teams across software disciplines to design and develop frameworks and SDKs to enable our own internal and external developers to effectively integrate these protocols into their systems.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!If you are passionate about music, creating breakthrough new products and solving challenging problems, we would like to talk to you!What You'll Do

• 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 improveWhat You'll NeedBasic Qualifications
  • 6+ years of C++ software engineering experience in a multi-threaded Linux environment
    • Experience delivering reliable, extensible and maintainable software
    • Experience writing and implementing APIs
    • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Proficient with common source control systems (e.g. Git, GitHub)
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Demonstrated ability to design, develop, document and test portable and maintainable code that is processor-, architecture- and OS-agnosticPreferred Qualifications
      • 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#LI-RemoteWe consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, which may cause compensation to vary depending on your skills, experience and qualifications. This job is also eligible for discretionary bonuses as well as an opportunity to become a Sonos shareholder because all full time employees are eligible for stock grants. The minimum base pay may be modified in the future based on changing market conditions. The starting minimum base pay for this role is:$152,000We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including open time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and other benefits subject to eligibility requirements.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 and its . The pay transparency policy is available . 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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