Senior Audio Software Engineer

Bose Corporation, U.S.A•Framingham, MA

About The Position

Bose Corporation is seeking a senior software engineer for its audio engineering team to lead the development of tools, frameworks, and infrastructure used by acoustics, DSP, and embedded engineering teams. The role combines software architecture, audio technology, embedded systems, and engineering productivity. The engineer will partner with specialists in acoustics, signal processing, controls, and embedded systems to build scalable solutions that support research, prototyping, algorithm development, and product realization. The platforms and tools developed will help Bose engineers explore concepts, validate algorithms, characterize acoustic systems, and transition innovations from research into products. The role will influence the speed, quality, and effectiveness of audio technology development across the company and provide an opportunity to shape engineering infrastructure for future Bose products.

Requirements

BS or MS in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Acoustics, DSP, or a related discipline.
8+ years of experience developing engineering software, technical computing applications, embedded systems, or audio/DSP solutions.
Demonstrated programming skills in Python and experience with C/C++ development.
Strong understanding of digital signal processing, real-time audio systems, and engineering measurement methodologies.
Experience designing scalable, maintainable software architectures used by multiple teams or products.
Experience interfacing software with embedded systems, laboratory instrumentation, or data-acquisition platforms.
Knowledge of modern software-development practices, including source control, automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, packaging, and release management.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Application knowledge of Matlab and LLM.
Experience with Active Noise Reduction (ANR), acoustics, audio DSP, control systems, or adaptive signal processing.
Experience with embedded DSPs, microcontrollers, real-time operating systems, and audio SoCs.
Familiarity with audio and hardware communication interfaces such as USB, TCP/IP, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, I2S, TDM, PDM, and A2B.
Experience with data-acquisition systems such as Audio Precision, National Instruments, or similar audio-measurement hardware.
Experience developing enterprise-scale engineering toolchains, frameworks, SDKs, or technical computing environments.
Strong working knowledge of Linux and cross-platform software development.
Passion for audio technology and creating tools that significantly improve engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

Architect and develop software platforms for audio measurement, signal analysis, algorithm development, rapid prototyping, and system characterization.
Lead the design of frameworks connecting desktop engineering environments with DSPs, embedded processors, audio SoCs, measurement systems, and prototype hardware.
Drive the evolution of engineering tools, APIs, automation workflows, and visualization environments used across product and technology teams.
Enable efficient interaction with embedded systems through hardware-control, communication, and digital-audio interfaces.
Partner with engineers to understand workflow challenges, develop solutions, and improve development velocity and experimentation efficiency.
Provide technical leadership in software architecture, development practices, testing, deployment, and long-term maintainability.
Debug and optimize end-to-end audio systems spanning software, firmware, hardware, and measurement environments.
Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of an engineering-tools ecosystem across Bose.