System Software Engineer

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.

Sonos is seeking a Embedded Software Developer to join the newly formed Diagnostics & System Team. In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for some of the core software and firmware that will enable new and innovative solutions for the home and businesses. In the process, you will work with some of the brightest minds across multiple disciplines of software, hardware, radio, acoustics, WiFi, and Bluetooth technologies. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing team tasked with delivering these innovative, new products to market. 

What You’ll Do

• Write clear, reliable, maintainable code

• Decompose problems into logical components that can be cleanly implemented and efficiently executed in software

• Design new features and maximize the potential of existing technologies

• Modify existing software to adapt it to new hardware, correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance

• 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

• Be able to debug issues on the factory/vendor/3rd party lab

Basic Qualifications:

• Embedded system programming in C/C++

• Knowledge of embedded Linux system architecture and development environments

• Knowledge of common communication interfaces at a hardware integration level (SPI, I2C, I2S, UART, USB, Bluetooth, etc)

• Demonstrable experience in developing performance-critical SW in resource-constrained environments 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience articulating technical concepts in cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS or MS in EE, CS, Mathematics, or related discipline, 4+ years of relevant experience

• Technically inquisitive – must be able to take on new technical challenges and learn new technical skills on-the-fly and apply the knowledge to solve the issue at hand.

• Knowledge of WiFi interfaces at a hardware integration level

• Experience with embedded Linux and real-time operating systems 

• Hands-on testing and debugging of embedded systems in a laboratory environment

• Solid track record of shipping reliable, extensible and maintainable software.

• In-depth understanding of modern embedded SW development processes including design, implementation, unit testing, continuous integration, version control etc.

• Linux Kernel programming and configuration

• U-Boot programming and configuration

• Experience managing software developers or contractors

• Ability to work with people with different cultures and backgrounds in different locations and time zones

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