Summary
Joe Zheng is a Principal Software Engineer based in New York with nearly three decades of engineering experience and nine years in senior roles delivering embedded and consumer-facing systems. Currently leading architecture and delivery at Sonos, he progressed from Senior Software Engineer to Principal after prior leadership stints at Honeywell Scanning & Mobility and Intermec, bringing deep expertise in device software and systems integration. Joe blends low-level electrical engineering foundations from the University of Washington with practical product-focused engineering, making him fluent across firmware, platform, and cloud-connected audio products. He is known for guiding cross-functional teams through complex integrations and shipping robust, user-centric features at scale. A pragmatic technical leader, he often operates where hardware constraints meet software design, turning ambitious product requirements into reliable implementations.
9 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering at University of Washington