Principal Software Architect

Bose Corporation • Framingham, MA

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About The Position

Bose Corporation Luxury Division You know the moment. It’s the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying “hello.” It’s in these moments that sound matters most. At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We’ve dedicated ourselves to improving it for more than 60 years. And we’re passionate down to our bones about making whatever you’re 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 goal—to create products that provide transformative sound experiences. About the Luxury Division At the Luxury Division, we believe heightened sonic experiences open your ears, eyes and soul to deeper emotional fulfillment. This is why we craft acoustic and electronic audio products that deliver unmatched sound quality, timeless design, and engineering excellence. Our brands, McIntosh and Sonus faber, elevate every note – in sound, style, and emotion – for those in pursuit of an exceptional life. We are seeking a Principal Software Architect who shares our passion for precision, innovation, and continuous improvement to help create the next benchmarks in luxury audio products while maintaining the exceptional quality that define the McIntosh and Sonus faber brands. Position Summary Luxury Engineering is looking for a Principal Software Architect who will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining product-level structures with a focus on quality and scalability. Building on the Bose Corporation platform architecture, you will leverage your strong system-level thinking, deep embedded and connectivity expertise, and passion for robust, scalable products in the development of products across our portfolio. You will be supported by the corporate Systems Engineering, Architectures and Platforms group; product architects; and development hardware engineers.

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of professional software development experience with deep expertise in C/C++
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex, production-quality software architectures
• Strong system-level thinker with a solid understanding of operating systems (RTOS and Linux), APIs, concurrency, and asynchronous programming
• Hands-on experience writing and debugging multi-threaded software
• In-depth knowledge of Bluetooth, WiFi, and network audio
• Expertise with software development and debugging tools (e.g., editors, compilers, linkers, debuggers)
• Experience using network protocol analyzers for debugging
• Understanding of digital audio, including CoDecs and ADC/DAC processes
• Understanding of mobile app (iOS and Android), OTA and cloud services
• Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• High degree of ownership, attention to detail, analytical mindset, and passion for delivering high-quality solutions

Nice To Haves

• Passion for music, audio, and/or HiFi

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for software structures powering high-end audio products
• Collaborate closely with software, hardware, product, and external partner teams to deliver luxury audio experiences to market
• Design and implement reusable, modular software architectures that accelerate product development and improve maintainability
• Integrate Bluetooth and WiFi enabled products with mobile devices, music players and broader ecosystems
• Drive best practices in system design, code quality, performance, and reliability
• Evaluate emerging technologies, monitor audiophile and HiFi industry trends, and influence technology strategy and tooling decisions
• Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership

Benefits

• Our compensation is thoughtfully tailored to your skills, experience, education, and location, and goes beyond base salary.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal