Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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You know the moment. Its the first notes of that song you love the intro to your favorite movie or simply the sound of someone you love saying hello. Its in these moments that sound matters most.
At Bose we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. Weve dedicated ourselves to improving it for more than 60 years. And were passionate down to our bones about making whatever youre listening to a little more magical.
The Engineering team at Bose is a thriving passionate deeply skilled team of professionals from a broad range of disciplines and experiences who share a common goalto create products that provide transformative sound experiences.
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About the Role
We are seeking a senior technical leader with a strong background in embedded software and audio systems to accelerate innovation and productization in our Audio Technology Licensing business. This role blends deep hands-on engineering expertise with strategic foresight enabling the delivery of advanced audio technologies to a broad ecosystem of global partners.
As a senior member of our engineering leadership team you will operate at the intersection of Research Engineering Product Management Business Development and Platform Strategy. You will drive the successful transition of cutting-edge research into production-quality software and assess external technology opportunities for integration. Additionally you will serve as a key technical liaison to our corporate-centralized technology platform teamhelping ensure our audio solutions align with the system-level compute architectures and roadmaps used across the broader consumer product portfolio.
Ideal candidates will bring a solid track record of technical leadership in the development of embedded audio solutions for wearables or Wi-Fi connected audio products (e.g. soundbars smart speakers) as well as experience working within matrixed organizations and cross-functional collaborations.
Key Responsibilities
Accelerate the adoption of research-stage audio algorithms into commercially viable software deliverables ready for integration into partner products.
Act as the primary technical point of contact between the business unit and the corporate technology platform team ensuring alignment with broader compute architecture strategies and hardware roadmaps.
Evaluate and integrate external technologiesincluding third-party IP open-source components and partner contributionsthat enhance our product offering.
Guide the design and evolution of scalable software architectures for audio playback ANC and wireless audio pipelines on embedded platforms.
Lead technical due diligence for potential technology partners and licensing engagements.
Work closely with Product Management and Business Development to identify market pain points emerging trends and customer needs that inform technology strategy.
Support internal teams with architectural oversight technical mentorship and cross-functional coordination.
Represent engineering in strategic partner discussions and internal roadmap planning efforts.
Required Qualifications
15 years of software engineering experience including architect-level leadership on embedded or real-time systems.
Proven expertise in developing and shipping embedded audio systems in consumer electronics such as wearables earbuds or Wi-Fi connected speakers.
Deep understanding of audio playback pipelines active noise cancellation (ANC) wireless audio streaming and DSP-based audio processing.
Familiarity with embedded Linux RTOS platforms audio middleware (e.g. ALSA PipeWire) and wireless protocols (Bluetooth Wi-Fi Chromecast AirPlay).
Experience working with centralized platform or architecture teams in a multi-business-unit corporate structure.
Strong system thinking skills and the ability to drive alignment across organizational boundaries.
Excellent technical communication skills with a track record of influencing decisions across product engineering and business teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in technology licensing or IP-focused business models.
Exposure to SDK development and delivery workflows for partner enablement.
Experience coordinating hardware-software co-design for compute-constrained platforms.
Graduate degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field.
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Why Join Us
This is a rare opportunity to shape the trajectory of advanced audio technology as it moves from research into real-world deployment across diverse products and global markets. You will operate as a senior technical leader in a nimble entrepreneurial environmentwhile also helping connect our innovations to a broader technology platform strategy that supports consumer products at scale.
Bose is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics. The EEOCs Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal Poster is available here: Bose is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to Please include Application Accommodation Request in the subject of the email.Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
