Principal Software Engineer – Software Architecture
Bose Corporation2 months ago
Framingham, MA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$174k - $239k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and drive software architecture and technical strategy for Bose’s automotive technology portfolio.
- Architect scalable, modular, configurable, portable, and reusable software platforms across automotive compute, operating systems, and vehicle environments.
- Establish architectural foundations, abstractions, and interfaces for reusable software integrations.
- Partner with audio, acoustics, signal processing, and ML/AI teams to deliver production-ready capabilities.
- Translate changes in software-defined vehicles and the automotive ecosystem into platform and technology direction.
- Engage with OEMs and ecosystem partners to influence technical decisions and integration strategies.
- Lead cross-functional architecture decisions and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Mentor senior engineers and architects across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of software engineering experience architecting and delivering complex embedded or software platforms at scale.
- Experience defining architectures spanning multiple products, customers, hardware targets, or product generations.
- Deep expertise in software architecture and platform design, including modularity, abstraction, APIs, 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.
- Ability to make consequential technical decisions under ambiguity and lead complex initiatives through organizational influence.
- Strong software development foundation with the ability to work from portfolio-level architecture through implementation-level discussions.
- Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills, with credibility among engineers, leaders, customers, and technology partners.
- Preferred master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
- Preferred experience architecting production systems using machine learning, AI, optimization, or other data-driven technologies in embedded or edge environments.
- Preferred knowledge of audio signal processing, acoustics, psychoacoustics, perceptual audio, or audio system tuning.
- Preferred experience applying ML/AI to audio, acoustics, signal processing, perception, optimization, or physical systems.
- Preferred knowledge of automotive software environments, including Android Automotive, hypervisors, SoCs, DSPs, middleware, and hardware abstraction.
- Preferred automotive audio, infotainment, software-defined vehicle, automotive SoC/DSP, or automotive ecosystem-partner experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment requiring three days per week on site.
- Bonus programs, comprehensive health and welfare benefits, and a 401(k) plan.
- Exclusive wellbeing perks and a generous employee discount.
- The hiring range for the primary Framingham, Massachusetts location is $174,000-$239,250.
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About Bose Corporation
Bose Corporation builds consumer speakers, soundbars, and noise‑cancelling headphones; professional and aviation headsets; and OEM automotive audio systems. It sells direct online and in retail, and supplies audio technology to carmakers through manufacturing partners. Founded in 1964 and privately held, Bose is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, and operates globally across home, portable, automotive, and enterprise audio markets.