Junior Embedded Software Development Engineer

At Sonos, we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and connect them to the content they want, where they want it. 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 Junior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll contribute to the software that powers Sonos products and experiences. Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll develop and maintain embedded software that helps deliver reliable playback, seamless device interaction, and high-quality customer experiences across the Sonos ecosystem.

You'll gain exposure to a variety of technical domains including embedded systems, APIs and integrations, distributed device communication, music playback, and consumer electronics software development. Through hands-on development, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration, you'll grow your technical skills while helping deliver products and features used by millions of listeners worldwide.

In this role, you may be aligned to teams focused on areas such as Player software, APIs and controls, partner integrations, platform capabilities, or future product development based on business needs and individual strengths.

This is a hybrid position, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of a Sonos office location and should expect to be in office a minimum of 3 days per week.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to embedded firmware development in C/C++ on Sonos products.

• Implement well-scoped features and bug fixes with guidance from senior engineers.

• Debug issues in embedded environments using logs, traces, and reproduction steps while developing root-cause analysis skills.

• Collaborate with teammates across software, hardware, QA, product, and other cross-functional teams to deliver reliable releases.

• Participate in code reviews and learn Sonos development and quality practices.

• Help improve maintainability and reliability through testing, tooling, automation, and incremental refactoring.

• Contribute to APIs, software integrations, and platform capabilities that support Sonos products and services.

• Support the development of new features and enhancements across the Sonos ecosystem.

• Learn and contribute to systems that enable music playback, device communication, partner integrations, and customer-facing experiences.

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Hands-on experience with C/C++ through coursework, internships, co-ops, or professional experience.

• Exposure to embedded systems or firmware development through 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 with the ability to ramp up on unfamiliar systems and technologies.

• Experience with version control systems such as Git or Perforce.

• Willingness to engage with AI tools to support day-to-day workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience debugging on-device software using logs, tracing, and performance investigation techniques.

• Comfort working with APIs, SDKs, and protocol-level interactions.

• Basic understanding of networking concepts.

• Interest in audio, music, and consumer electronics.

• Experience working in a collaborative development environment using code reviews and CI/CD tooling.

Visa Sponsorship

Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer now and in the future.

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:

$93,000 and $115,900

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 benefits program 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.

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.

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 [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.