# Chris Babroski

> Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/chrisbabroski

Embedded software engineer experienced at taking products from prototype to launch with a focus on quality. I am curious and always excited to learn new things.

## Work Experience
### Senior System Software Engineer @ NVIDIA
Jan 2024 – Present | Westborough, MA
Developing firmware (ATF, UEFI, MCUs) and Linux kernel drivers for NVIDIA BlueField DPUs.

### Senior System Software Engineer @ Sonos, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
Contributed to a wide software stack in C for multi-core SoCs as part of the Core-OS organization. This included development of hardware abstraction layers, Linux kernel support, device drivers, U-Boot support, firmware based on FreeRTOS, and hardware bring up.

### Senior Bluetooth Software Engineer @ Sonos, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Maintained responsibilities from my previous role. Exploration and evaluation of Bluetooth features introduced with BT 5.2 to help enable new Sonos user experiences.

### Bluetooth Software Engineer @ Sonos, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater Boston Area
Bluetooth software development in C and C++ for Sonos Players. Includes BT application, stack, driver and firmware development. Co-designed and implemented a new Bluetooth application and abstraction layer to support different radios and Bluetooth stacks that launched with Sonos Roam. Worked with radio vendors to debug and implement fixes for BT/WiFi coexistence issues leading to negative user experiences.

### System Software SDET @ Sonos, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area
Designed and developed test automation and tools in Python and C to improve nightly test coverage and reduce manual test load where reasonable. Developed, maintained and executed test plans to verify lower level Sonos Player software (Sonos HAL, linux kernel, bootloader, drivers and firmware).

### Undergraduate Research Assistant (Cognitive Systems Lab) @ Northeastern University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Wrote a MATLAB API for the Myo armband using C++ and MATLAB. Created a statistical dimension reduction tool in Python and MATLAB. Wrote hand gesture classification scripts using Python and Scikit-learn.

### Electrical Engineering Co-op @ WHOOP
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Boston, MA
Designed, ordered and assembled custom USB to serial converter boards for use in the office and on manufacturing floors. Ran hardware tests to support pre-release testing phases. Helped debug electronics and write software in C++ for a robotic fixture used for accelerated end-of-life testing. Assisted with failure analysis and quality assurance as needed.

### Electrical Engineering Co-op @ Bio-Rad Laboratories - Digital Biology Center Cambridge
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wrote prototype firmware in C++ and Python test scripts to support a small team. Ported an Arduino based design to an Arm Cortex M4 based design and did the PCB layout. Designed firmware, Python GUI and PCB layout for a temperature measurement test device.

### Electrical Engineering Co-op @ Philips Color Kinetics
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Burlington MA
Built an automatic "miswire" testing fixture using an Arduino and several relays. Supported engineers with testing, rework and in-house assembly of prototype boards.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering
Northeastern University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cbabroski

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Last updated: 2026-03-31