Junior Embedded Software Development Engineer

Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Hands-on experience with C/C++ (coursework, internships, co-op, or professional experience)
• Exposure to embedded systems / firmware development (projects, internships, lab work, or early-career roles)
• Familiarity with embedded concepts such as memory constraints, concurrency, and real-time behaviors
• Curiosity and strong learning aptitude: ability to ramp on unfamiliar systems and ask great questions
• Experience with version control (e.g., Git, Perforce, etc.)
• Willingness to engage with our AI tools to help with your day to day workflow
• (Desirable) Experience debugging on-device software (logs, tracing, performance investigation)
• (Desirable) Comfort reading and working with APIs and protocol-level interactions (networking basics a plus)
• (Desirable) Interest in audio, music, and consumer devices
• (Desirable) Experience working in a team environment using code reviews and CI tooling

• You’ll work closely with a supportive team of engineers who will help you learn Sonos systems, embedded development practices, and how we ship high-quality software
• You’ll be exposed to foundational areas of the Sonos system such as music playback, device-to-device interaction, and partner services
• You’ll grow your skills through hands-on development, debugging, and collaboration across disciplines like hardware, product management, and user experience
• If you love music, enjoy learning, and want to solve challenging problems, we’d love to talk
• This role is for a position on the Partner Integration team
• You’ll be working closely with our Music Service Partners (MSPs) to support over 120 integrations on Sonos
• Familiarity with API design, SDK integration, and full stack software development will serve you well in this role
• You will be adding new exciting features, improving existing integrations, and helping shape the future of partner integrations on Sonos
• Contribute to embedded firmware development in C/C++ on Sonos players
• Implement well-scoped features and bug fixes with guidance from senior engineers
• Debug issues in embedded environments using logs, traces, and reproduction steps; learn root-cause analysis skills
• Collaborate with teammates across software, hardware, and QA to deliver reliable releases
• Participate in code reviews (both giving and receiving), and learn Sonos development and quality practices
• Help improve maintainability and reliability through testing, tooling, and incremental refactoring as you grow
• Maintain, patch, and add new SDKs/integrations from our partners on Sonos
• Add new features for our Music Service Providers on Sonos