Software Development Engineer - Embedded Quality

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.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will represent Embedded Quality in the Software organization. You will have a direct impact on the business, advancing the platform for both internal and external customers. You’ll be exposed to a large variety of the foundational pieces of the Sonos system - music playback, device-to-device interaction, partner services, and much more. In addition, you’ll be tasked with creating a development pipeline with quality at its core. You will be expected to understand the features being built and automate testing of those features. In addition, you will work with a team of industry-leading innovators across many different disciplines such as hardware, product management and user experience. If you love music, solving challenging problems and delivering high-quality products, we want to talk with you!

What You’ll Do

Develop and improve the team's automated CI / CD release pipeline, with quality as its foundation.

Develop automated tests for new software features, especially around partners and control API

Monitor, debug, and fix breakages within our automated pipeline.

Add and democratize new forms of data and metrics to allow the team to make decisions on where to focus and improve our tests.

Be an active participant and engaged part of your Scrum team – you are the voice of both quality and the customer during the development process.

Review requirements, behavior specifications, and design documents to begin test development early and uncover issues prior to implementation.

Investigate log, track, and triage bugs to determine root cause and establish prioritization.

Advocate Software Quality within Sonos

What You’ll Need

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply for roles if they don’t meet all the criteria.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience

1-5 years of experience in automation, preferably with embedded systems

Demonstrated proficiency writing code for automation with one or more of the following : Python, Javascript, C / C++

Experience with version control such as Git, Perforce, etc

Knowledge on data instrumentation and telemetry for Software Quality

This role requires commuting distance to our main engineering office in Boston. Qualified candidates must be able to be in our office at least once a week.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with REST and / or Websocket based APIs

Experience with CI / CD build and release pipelines : Github Actions, Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, etc

Experience with the following technologies :

Embedded, Restful API and Cloud automation testing tools in a B2B model

OpenAPI Specifications, Data Telemetry and Code Instrumentation

Test Automation Frameworks in Python

JIRA

Kubernetes and Docker containerization

Linux as a development platform

Tableau, Kibana, DataDog and other system reliability and quality tracking tools

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.

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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.

The base pay range for this role based off geographic location is :

$110,000 and $138,100

The specific pay offered will depend on the candidate’s geographic location, as well as qualifications and experience. We apply geographic pay differentials based on the cost of labor in the market. Employees in high-cost locations may be compensated at the upper end of the range, while those in medium or low cost markets may be compensated at the lower end of the range. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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 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

Sonos offers a generous paid leave program for new parents or to care for a family member with a serious health condition, as well as short- and long-term disability for your own medical condition

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!

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.