Senior Auto Tech Software Architect Scalable Platform Lead

Bose Corporation, U.S.A; Framingham (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Wellbeing perks

Employee discount

Job summary

Bose Corporation in Framingham, Massachusetts seeks a Portfolio Software Architect for Auto Tech to shape software architecture across multiple products and vehicle platforms. You will drive strategic technical directions, partner with ML/AI and audio teams, and mentor engineers to deliver scalable, portable software platforms that span diverse automotive environments.

We value deep expertise in embedded systems, distributed architectures, and modern automotive software ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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 delivering complex 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.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the software 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 increasingly portable, 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.

Skills

Software architecture

Embedded systems

Distributed systems

Leadership & mentoring

Stakeholder influence

Problem solving

Communication

Android Automotive knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE/SE

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Android Automotive

Hypervisors

SoCs & DSPs

Job description

Bose Corporation in Framingham, Massachusetts seeks a Portfolio Software Architect for Auto Tech to shape software architecture across multiple products and vehicle platforms. You will drive strategic technical directions, partner with ML/AI and audio teams, and mentor engineers to deliver scalable, portable software platforms that span diverse automotive environments.

We value deep expertise in embedded systems, distributed architectures, and modern automotive software ecosystems.