Portfolio Software Architect – Auto Tech

At Bose Corporation we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth and for over 60 years we have been a company built on innovation excellence and independence. Privately owned fiercely customer-focused and driven by our values we continue to lead industries and transform lives through sound.

Today Bose Corporation is entering an exciting new era. Across multiple global Business Units and Global Functions we are shaping the future of audio technology automotive luxury and premium experiences. We invite you to join us in this transformation.

The Role

At Bose we are passionate about creating experiences that help people feel more do more and be more. As aPortfolio Software Architect Auto Tech you will play a key technical leadership role in defining the future software architecture for Boses Automotive Technology portfolio.

The automotive industry is rapidly moving toward software-defined vehicles centralized compute reusable software platforms and shorter development cycles. Bose is evolving our software architecture to make differentiated audio technologies easier to integrate portable across hardware and software environments and scalable across customers vehicle platforms and product generations.

This is aPrincipal-level individual contributor rolefor an exceptional software architect who combines deep technical expertise systems thinking and strong technical leadership. You will set long-term architectural direction while remaining close enough to the technology to solve difficult engineering problems and turn strategy into scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive thesoftware architecture and technical strategy for the future Auto Tech portfolio spanning multiple products customers platforms and product generations.
• Architect scalable modular and configurable software platforms that enable Bose audio technologies to operate across diverse automotive compute operating system and vehicle environments.
• Establish the architectural foundations abstractions and interfaces needed to move from customized integrations toward increasinglyportable reusable and low-friction software solutions.
• Partner with audio acoustics signal processing and ML/AI teams to translate differentiated Bose technologies into scalable production-ready capabilities and enable future applications of AI/ML in tuning optimization prediction and personalization.
• Anticipate changes in software-defined vehicles and the automotive technology ecosystem and translate them into Bose platform and technology direction.
• Engage with OEMs and ecosystem partners to understand emerging architectures influence technical decisions and ensure Bose solutions integrate effectively into future vehicle platforms.
• Lead critical cross-functional architecture decisions resolve complex technical challenges and mentor senior engineers and architects across the organization.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Software Engineering or a related technical field
• 12 years of software engineering experience with a demonstrated track record of architecting and deliveringcomplex embedded or software platforms at scale.
• Experience defining architectures that span multiple products customers hardware targets or product generations.
• Deep expertise in software architecture and platform design including modularity abstraction APIs and interfaces configurability portability extensibility reuse and maintainability.
• Strong technical depth in embedded and distributed systems and experience with automotive or similarly complex hardware/software ecosystems.
• Knowledge of modern automotive software environments including technologies such as Android Automotive hypervisors SoCs DSPs middleware and hardware abstraction.
• Demonstrated ability to make consequential technical decisions under ambiguity and lead complex initiatives through influence across organizational boundaries.
• Strong software development foundation with the ability to move effectively between portfolio-level architecture and implementation-level technical discussions.
• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills with the technical credibility to influence senior engineers leaders customers and technology partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Software Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience architecting production systems incorporatingmachine learning AI optimization or other data-driven technologies particularly in embedded or edge environments.
• Knowledge ofaudio signal processing acoustics psychoacoustics perceptual audio or audio system tuning.
• Experience applying ML/AI to audio acoustics signal processing perception optimization or other physical systems.
• Automotive audio infotainment or software-defined vehicle experience.
• Experience with automotive SoCs and DSP platforms such as Qualcomm Snapdragon and Analog Devices.
• Experience working directly with automotive OEMs semiconductor providers or other automotive ecosystem partners.

At Bose youre inspired to be and do your best and are rewarded for your unique talents! Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills experience education and location and goes beyond base salary. The hiring range for this position in the primary work location of Framingham Massachusetts is: $174000-$ hiring range for other Bose work locations may vary. In addition to competitive base pay we offer rewards including bonus programs comprehensive health and welfare benefits a 401(k) plan plus exclusive perks designed to support your wellbeing and a generous employee discount where you can immerse yourself in our products and experiences. We are a proudly independent companydriven by purpose guided by our values and united by a belief in the power of sound. As the world leader in audio experiences were creating whats nextpushing boundaries and delivering transformative sound experiences for people everywhere. Join us and make your next career move a mic-drop. Lets Make Waves.