Software Engineering Intern (Boston)

Sonos • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sonos is seeking undergraduate students for an 11-week internship program focused on blending creativity, technology, and sound. The Software Engineering Intern contributes to foundational systems and helps ensure reliable, high-quality operation. Interns work on cross-functional teams supporting services/cloud or engineering operations, collaborating with colleagues in areas including hardware, product management, and user experience to design and build product features and capabilities.

Potential projects include embedded software for multi-room audio processing, networking, security, and user experience; services and APIs for controlling Sonos systems in connected homes; tools for accessing relevant audio content; mobile application features; semantic data layers for machine learning and AI; and AI tools to automate software development workflows. The internship runs June 7 through August 20, 2027. It is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role requiring at least four days per week onsite at the Boston office. Relocation and housing assistance are not available.

The internship program also includes orientation and onboarding, business-leadership speaker sessions, social and team-building activities, meaningful projects, mentorship, and a collaborative, creative culture. U.S. interns and co-ops are eligible for benefits beginning on day one unless otherwise noted. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available after 90 days of continuous employment; 401(k) eligibility with company matching is available after 1,000 hours of service or three years averaging 500 hours of service per year, whichever comes first. Other stated offerings include 80 hours of sick time upon hire, up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year, an employee discount program, and Sonos Radio HD.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a college or university; expected graduation date must be Winter 2027/2028 or Spring 2028/2029.
• Demonstrated proficiency writing code in one or more of Python, JavaScript, Java, Swift/Kotlin, or C/C++.
• Familiarity with version control such as Git.
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and continuous integration and deployment techniques.
• Ability to implement automated and self-service software engineering processes.
• Available to participate in the internship program from June to August.
• Ability to work from the Boston office at least four days per week.
• Authorized to work for any U.S. employer now and in the future; Sonos cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred field of study: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with one or more of Java, NodeJS, AWS, IoT, Kubernetes, Docker, machine learning, and NLP.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Services.
• Experience with CI/CD build and release pipelines such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure Pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to foundational system components and support high-quality, reliable operation.
• Work on a cross-functional team supporting services/cloud or engineering operations to design and build product features and capabilities.
• Potentially develop embedded software for multi-room audio processing, networking, security, and user experience.
• Potentially work on services and APIs for controlling Sonos systems in connected homes.
• Potentially make it easier for users to access new and relevant audio content.
• Potentially add features to mobile applications used to control and listen to audio content.
• Potentially create a semantic data layer for machine learning and AI to use data and diagnostics.
• Potentially use AI tools to automate software development workflows and improve developer productivity, experience, and security.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance after 90 days of continuous employment.
• Eligibility for the 401(k) plan with company matching after 1,000 hours of service or three years averaging 500 hours of service per year, whichever comes first.
• 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually.
• Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year.
• Employee discount program.
• Sonos Radio HD at no cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed