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ALLEN ANTONY

Boston,MA

Summary

A results-driven Senior Engineering Leader with over a decade of experience scaling global teams, directing the lifecycle of complex embedded systems, and driving strategic R&D for market-leading consumer electronics. Proven expertise in embedded Linux, RTOS, AOSP, and secure computing, with demonstrated leadership in budget management, supply chain continuity, and full-lifecycle product development from concept to mass production.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Engineer

Sonos, Inc.
Boston, USA
01.2024 - Current
  • Leading the architectural design and implementation for next-generation product platforms, focusing on advanced AOSP customizations and new hardware categories.
  • Driving research and development for emerging technologies, creating proof-of-concept prototypes to validate new user experiences and technical feasibility.
  • Serving as a key technical advisor across software engineering teams, mentoring senior engineers and guiding system-level technical decisions to ensure robustness and scalability.

Senior Software Development Manager

Sonos, Inc.
Boston, USA
04.2017 - 12.2023
  • Scaled a globally distributed team from 8 to 20+ engineers and contractors (+150% growth), managing direct reports and vendors across North America, Europe, and Asia.
  • Directed the full software lifecycle for a portfolio of 5+ active products, leading cross-functional collaboration between hardware, software, and QA teams to ship 2+ major products per year.
  • Spearheaded a critical supply chain continuity initiative, leading the effort to successfully qualify and integrate 41 alternative components.
  • Managed the team's annual budget and resource allocation, including compensation planning, and led vendor and partner management with 3rd-party semiconductor manufacturers, from drafting SOWs to tracking deliverables.

Lead / Principal Software Engineer

Sonos, Inc.
Hilversum, Netherlands
08.2015 - 03.2017
  • Architected and evangelized the vision for a unified, modern embedded Linux OS, creating a common platform deployed across all new hardware.
  • Designed the foundational software architecture for a heterogeneous multi-processor system (Linux/RTOS).
  • Led complex, system-level migrations, including porting the entire audio stack to ALSA and debugging low-level drivers (DRM, OpenGL, HDMI).

System Software Engineer & Scrum Master

Sonos, Inc.
Boston, USA
06.2014 - 07.2016
  • Authored low-level drivers for various peripherals and developed RTOS applications for microcontrollers.
  • Contributed to the security architecture of Sonos devices and implemented robust testing plans using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Software Engineering Intern

Sonos, Inc.
Boston, USA
06.2013 - 06.2014
  • Contributed to the development of the Sonos Playbase and created a tool for decoding Dolby Digital audio streams.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Lowell, MA
05-2012

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Kalasalingam University
TN, India
04-2008

Skills

  • Strategic planning and roadmapping
  • Global team scaling and mentoring
  • Budget and resource allocation
  • Vendor and partner management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • C-suite and executive collaboration
  • Embedded Linux systems
  • Real-time operating system (FreeRTOS and Zephyr)
  • Android open source project
  • System architecture design
  • SoC, MCU and FPGA expertise
  • Sensor integration techniques
  • Signal processing methodologies
  • Wireless protocols expertise (Wi-Fi / BLE / UWB)
  • Hardware abstraction layers (HAL)
  • Secure boot and trusted firmware solutions
  • Yocto project build system proficiency
  • C/C programming skills
  • Python and assembly language proficiency
  • End-to-end product development strategies
  • Agile and Scrum methodologies implementation
  • Supply chain management practices
  • NPI collaboration strategies

Patents

US-12045541-B2, Power Management and Distributed Audio Processing Techniques for Playback Devices

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Principal Engineer

Sonos, Inc.
01.2024 - Current

Senior Software Development Manager

Sonos, Inc.
04.2017 - 12.2023

Lead / Principal Software Engineer

Sonos, Inc.
08.2015 - 03.2017

System Software Engineer & Scrum Master

Sonos, Inc.
06.2014 - 07.2016

Software Engineering Intern

Sonos, Inc.
06.2013 - 06.2014

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering

Kalasalingam University

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