Software Engineering Co-op (Cloud)

Sonos LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Up to 12 paid holidays per year

Employee discount & Sonos Radio HD

Job summary

Sonos invites motivated undergraduates to join its 6‑month Co‑op in Boston, combining creativity, technology and sound. You’ll gain hands‑on experience with cloud services, telemetry, and end‑to‑end service ownership while contributing to automated testing and scalable pipelines.

Work period is January 2027 to June 2027, full‑time (40 hours/week) with a minimum of four days onsite each week at our Boston office. Relocation or housing assistance is not provided.

Qualifications

• Experience with backend or cloud technologies
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools, software testing processes, and best practices
• Object-oriented design and coding skills (JavaScript, Java & Python preferred) with knowledge of JSON and API development
• Ability to break down complex problems into elegant, testable pieces
• Demonstrated knowledge in: AWS compute, database, and networking services, RESTful API testing
• Building out and using automated test frameworks: Spring, JUnit, TestNG, Mocha, Jest, Code repositories - Github/Jira

Responsibilities

• Dive into our cloud services, learning through first hand experience
• Monitor, debug, and be responsible for improving our automated & analytics infrastructure
• Add and democratize new forms of telemetry, data, and metrics to allow the team to measure, debug, and make decisions based on data analytics and dashboards
• Own and update the development experience via automated pipelines that includes timely feedback and a seamless path to release-level quality
• Engineer new automated testing methodologies
• Own services from end-to-end by being part of the on‑call rotation
• Collaborate with other cross‑functional teams when issues are found in deployed/production features

Skills

Backend/cloud technologies

QA methodology

OOP design & coding

JSON & API development

AWS services

Automated test frameworks

Education

Undergraduate CS or related field

Tools

Spring

JUnit

TestNG

Mocha

Jest

GitHub/Jira

Job description

At Sonos we want to create the ultimate listening experience for our customers and know that it starts by listening to each other. As part of the Sonos team, you’ll collaborate with people of all styles, skill sets, and backgrounds to realize our vision while fostering a community where everyone feels included and empowered to do the best work of their lives. We’re seeking talented students to join Sonos’s Co-Op Program and explore what it means to blend creativity, technology, and sound. Our co-ops are an essential part of our team, bringing fresh ideas, learning from experts, and helping us push the boundaries of what’s possible. Come broaden your skills, share your input and pursue your passion with our 6 month co‑op experience.

Work Period: January 2027 - June 2027 Location & Schedule: This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with a minimum 4 days per week onsite in our Boston, MA office. There is no relocation or housing assistance for this position.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Dive into our cloud services, learning through first hand experience
• Monitor, debug, and be responsible for improving our automated & analytics infrastructure
• Add and democratize new forms of telemetry, data, and metrics to allow the team to measure, debug, and make decisions based on data analytics and dashboards
• Own and update the development experience via automated pipelines that includes timely feedback and a seamless path to release-level quality
• Engineer new automated testing methodologies
• Own services from end-to-end by being part of the on‑call rotation
• Collaborate with other cross‑functional teams when issues are found in deployed/production features

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with backend or cloud technologies
• Knowledge of QA methodology and tools, software testing processes, and best practices
• Object-oriented design and coding skills (JavaScript, Java & Python preferred) with knowledge of JSON and API development
• Ability to break down complex problems into elegant, testable pieces
• Demonstrated knowledge in: AWS compute, database, and networking services, RESTful API testing
• Building out and using automated test frameworks: Spring, JUnit, TestNG, Mocha, Jest, Code repositories - Github/Jira

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge with: CI/CD pipelines Apigee, API gateway solutions
• Configuration management tools (Ansible, Terraform)
• Code quality tools (Sonarqube)
• Data Analytics skills (CloudWatch, DataDog, Tableau, Kibana, Grafana, LOKI)
• Proficiency in Performance Engineering/Testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling Kubernetes and Docker Jenkins (or other CI build systems)
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment, challenge yourself, ask questions, and learn from failure

PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in a College or University with a preferred field of study in Computer Science (or relevant field). Available to participate in our full‑time co‑op program from January - June 2027 Ability to work out of our Boston office a minimum 4 days per week Applicants must be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future. Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time.

2027 CO-OP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Multi‑day orientation and robust onboarding
• Speaker Series with business leadership
• Social Activities with Cohort
• Real, meaningful projects
• Mentorship from industry leaders

Your profile will be reviewed and you'll hear from us once we have an update. At Sonos we take the time to hire right and appreciate your patience.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well‑being of our employees.

Interns and Coops in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, unless otherwise noted, including:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance after 90 days of continuous employment
• Eligibility for our 401(k) plan, with company matching, after 1000 hours of service or 3 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
• A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Notice to U.S. Job Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Sonos is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Sonos is a sound experience company. We connect millions of listeners all around the world to the content they want, where and how they want it. Since inventing multiroom wireless audio in 2005, we have continuously innovated the listening experience, designing hardware and software that celebrates sound, empowers our customers, and brings the home to life. Our team is made up of passionate players united by a culture of respect, transparency, collaboration, and ownership who want to inspire the world to listen better.

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