Principal Product Manager, Platform Technology

2 weeks ago

Seattle, United States Sonos Full time

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.

This role is a hybrid position

Some roles require an office while others may be done remotely. This position is considered hybrid, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our Boston, Santa Barbara, or Seattle office locations. This role is open to relocation. If you will be relocating for this position, some relocation assistance may be provided.

The Principal Product Manager, Platform Technology will drive the definition and evolution of our home theater products. You will work closely with hardware, consumer applications, and media partner teams amongst others to identify and develop the features, capabilities, and technologies for a sustainable scalable platform for Sonos products and content partners.

What You'll Do

  • Define and drive delivery of the Sonos home theater platform, A/V media pipeline, and associated technology

  • Use consumer and market insights and data to create platform strategy and features that drive performance and engagement

  • Work closely with Design and UI product counterparts to deliver product features at the platform level

  • Develop and evolve an OS & Media Platform roadmap that aligns customer needs, business priorities, technical feasibility, and design direction

  • Clearly communicate the vision, goals, and key elements of new products and features through product requirements

  • Deliver products and features that optimize for customer experience while making smart compromises

What You'll Need

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ Year experience in Platform, Audio/Video, or OS product management or product development

  • Proven track record of leading teams to ship products and experiences of the highest quality within timing and technical constraints

  • Ability to influence and collaborate across functions in a distributed team

  • Proven ability to evaluate technologies, articulate customer needs, test, learn, and make clear, concise recommendations

  • Experience working with modern operating systems and adjacent technologies (e.g. Yocto, Linux, Android/Android TV, etc...)

  • Working knowledge of Home Theater A/V technologies and protocols (e.g. HDMI, CEC, eARC, A/V codecs & DRM, etc...)

  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills for diverse audiences from engineering to executive leadership

  • Qualified candidates must live within commutable distance from the Santa Barbara, Seattle, or Boston office

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in home theater or home entertainment domain

  • Hands-on experience in consumer electronics at the intersection of hardware, software, and media

  • Comfort with ambiguity as the role will evolve alongside the strategy and product

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don't have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.

#LI-Hybrid

At Sonos we consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, which may lead individual compensation to vary depending on job related qualifications, skills, and experience. All full time employees are eligible for merit increases, discretionary bonuses, and equity. Our job postings may span more than one career level and the base pay range may be modified in the future based on changing market conditions. The starting base pay for this role for all US candidates is between:

$172,000 and $191,400

Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

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. Regular full time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

  • A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting

  • An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required

  • 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually

  • Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year

  • 12 weeks of paid Bonding Leave following the birth or adoption of a new child, plus up to an additional 12 weeks of Medical Leave for birthing parents under our Short Term Disability policy

  • Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance

  • Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance

  • Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being

  • A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us

For a holistic overview of our benefits, please visit sonosbenefits.com.

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.

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.

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.


Follow the links to review the EEO is the Law poster and its supplement. 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 accommodations@sonos.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

  • Principal Product Manager, Mobile App Platform

    2 weeks ago

    Seattle, United States Workday Full time

    Your work days are brighter here. At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our...

  • Principal Engineer

    2 months ago

    Seattle, United States Uber Technologies, Inc. Full time

    Principal Engineer - Platform DatabaseBackend, EngineeringSeattle, Washington | San Francisco, California | Sunnyvale, CaliforniaAbout the Team The Platform Engineering team (Compute, Network, Storage, Reliability and Hardware engineering, Corporate IT and more) lies within the broader Uber Engineering group. The mission of the Platform Engineering team is...

  • Principal Product Manager/Strategy

    2 days ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Oracle Full time

    Job DescriptionOverviewOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Product Manager/Strategy to lead the product strategy for our largest product investments. As a key member of the OCI Strategic Product Management team, you will be responsible for developing and executing the product vision, incubation, and initial...

  • AIML - Platform, Principal Machine Learning Engineer

    1 month ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Apple Inc. Full time

    AIML - Platform, Principal Machine Learning EngineerSeattle, Washington, United StatesMachine Learning and AIDo you have a passion for pushing the boundaries of AI and machine learning? Are you eager to tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions that make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you We are seeking a highly motivated and very...

  • AIML - Platform, Principal Machine Learning Engineer

    1 month ago

    Seattle, United States Apple Inc. Full time

    AIML - Platform, Principal Machine Learning EngineerSeattle, Washington, United States Machine Learning and AI Do you have a passion for pushing the boundaries of AI and machine learning? Are you eager to tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions that make a real impact? If so, we want to hear from you! We are seeking a highly motivated and...

  • Principal Architect, Cloud Core Platform

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, United States JPMorgan Chase Full time

    If you are excited about shaping the future of technology and driving significant business impact in financial services, we are looking for people just like you. Join our team and help us develop game-changing, high-quality solutions. As a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking-Core Platform Engineering, you are...

  • Platform Product Manager

    1 month ago

    Seattle, United States Russell Tobin Full time

    Job DescriptionJob DescriptionPlatform Product ManagerContract: Jul 2024 - Jun 2025Seattle, WAPR: 70-75/hrResponsibilities Build and optimize operational workflows used by Trust and & Safety investigators Building alignment across product teams, cross functional partners (Global Operations, Payments, FP&A, Community Support, etc.) and Leadership/Executive...

  • Principal Product Manager/Strategy

    3 months ago

    Seattle, United States Oracle Full time

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) team is building new IaaS and PaaS technologies that operate at high scale in a broadly distributed multi-tenant cloud environment. Our customers run their businesses on our cloud, and our mission is to provide them with best-in-class compute, storage, networking, database, security, and an ever-expanding set of...

  • Senior Manager, Platform Product Management

    7 days ago

    Seattle, United States Twitch Full time

    About UsTwitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly...

  • Principal Product Manager

    1 month ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time

    Are you passionate about building bar-raising experiences that will personalize Generative AI into customer's daily lives? Do you thrive in tackling innovative new problem spaces? Do you want to work in a fast paced environment surrounded by the smartest and most customer obsessed product, engineering, marketing, and data science leaders on the planet, where...

  • Senior Manager, Platform Product Strategy

    6 days ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Twitch Full time

    About TwitchTwitch is the world's largest live streaming platform, with a global community built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.We're about community, inside and out. You'll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and solve problems...

  • Principal Technical Product Manager Advertising,

    3 weeks ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time

    Principal Technical Product Manager Advertising, AmazonJob ID: | Services LLCAre you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Do you want to invent, disrupt and redefine what entertainment means for fans, creators, and communities all around the globe?Prime Video offers customers a vast collection of movies, series, and sports—all available to...

  • Productivity Platforms Administrator

    1 week ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States University of Washington Full time

    Productivity Platforms AdministratorWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced administrator to join our team at the University of Washington. As a Productivity Platforms Administrator, you will play a critical role in innovating and enabling learning, discovery, and service through cutting-edge technology.Key Responsibilities:Automate, maintain, and...

  • Sr. Principal Product Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States myGwork - LGBTQ+ professionals & allies Full time

    This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.Lead the commercial strategy for a large portfolio of platform services including Multicloud (e.g. Oracle ), Distributed Cloud (e.g. Alloy, Dedicated Region Cloud at Customer, Sovereign Cloud), and other high growth areas. Inspire change and gain...

  • Principal Product Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time

    Principal Product Manager - Technical (PMT), Amazon Product KnowledgeJob ID: | Services LLCWhat do you like most about shopping at Amazon? Huge product selection? Amazon's catalog has billions of items. Despite its mind-boggling size and variety, it remains the best in the business. That's no accident We use state of the art machine learning techniques...

  • Principal Technical Product Manager, Industry Products Healthcare

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, United States Amazon Full time

    Principal Technical Product Manager, Industry Products Healthcare & Life Science We are seeking a product leader to shape the future of a transformative new clinical trials solution for medical device and life science companies. As the Principal PMT for this offering, you are a passionate subject matter expert on the complex and evolving clinical trials...

  • Principal Product Manager

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time

    DescriptionAmazon Advertising operates at the intersection of e-commerce and advertising, offering a range of digital advertising solutions with the goal ofhelping customers discover and shop for anything they want to buy. The Amazon Advertising business is growing at a fast pace and this team'smission is to apply technology to accelerate that growth through...

  • Principal Technical Product Manager Advertising, Amazon

    4 weeks ago

    Seattle, United States Amazon Full time

    Principal Technical Product Manager Advertising, AmazonJob ID: 2648726 | Amazon.com Services LLC Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Do you want to invent, disrupt and redefine what entertainment means for fans, creators, and communities all around the globe? Prime Video offers customers a vast collection of movies, series, and...

  • Senior Product Manager, Platform PM

    1 week ago

    Seattle, Washington, United States Databricks Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a seasoned Senior Product Manager to join our Platform PM team at Databricks. As a key member of our product organization, you will be responsible for envisioning and delivering new products and features that drive the adoption of our Lakehouse platform within organizations.Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Vision and Strategy: Develop...

  • Principal Product Manager, Technical, Core Shopping

    2 weeks ago

    Seattle, United States Amazon Full time

    Principal Product Manager, Technical, Core ShoppingJob ID: 2688915 | Amazon.com Services LLCWho we are: We are part of the Core Shopping organization, which is responsible for many of the core shopping experiences customers interact with on Amazon today. Our team is focused on building novel ways for customers to find and discover new products. If you love...