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Whoop

Director of Embedded Software Engineering

Boston, MA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$220k-$245kDetected 13 days ago
C++CAlgorithmsCI/CDEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsTest AutomationLeadershipCommunication

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • Firmware sits at the intersection of WHOOP's hardware, sensing, algorithms, mobile software, manufacturing, and member experience.
  • This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale multiple Firmware teams with clear ownership and accountability, hiring and developing engineering managers, technical leaders, and senior individual contributors.
  • Own predictable delivery across new products, platform investments, and sustaining work.
  • Raise the firmware development and quality bar through strong planning, architecture and design reviews, CI/CD, automated testing, validation, release practices, and field feedback.
  • Partner across Hardware, Sensor Intelligence, Algorithms, Mobile, Product, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to bring products from concept through production and continuous improvement.
  • WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level and live longer through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
  • WHOOP is seeking a Director of Embedded Software Engineering to lead our Firmware organization and the embedded software at the core of every WHOOP device.
  • This leader will set the technical and organizational direction for Firmware, develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders, and ensure the organization delivers reliably across an ambitious roadmap of new products, platform investments, and continuous improvements to products already in the field.
  • This role will lead multiple teams responsible for building stable, accurate, and power-efficient firmware platforms that operate continuously in highly constrained wearable devices.
  • You will translate business and product priorities into clear technical strategies, build an organization capable of executing at scale, and strengthen the processes and platforms through which WHOOP develops and delivers firmware.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading multiple firmware or embedded software teams through engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align Product, Hardware, Algorithms, Manufacturing, and senior leaders around clear priorities and decisions.
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
  • While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate's specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role's requirements.
  • Extensive experience shipping firmware for high-volume, constrained products.
  • Deep technical fluency in C/C++, RTOS-based architectures, microcontrollers, device drivers, connectivity, low-power systems, and hardware-software integration.
  • Track record of setting firmware architecture and improving development practices, including planning, design reviews, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, and quality measurement.
  • Experience developing battery-constrained wearable products, physiological sensing systems, or other products in which firmware directly affects data accuracy preferred.
  • Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework https://engineering.prod.whoop.com/careerframework.
  • This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
  • Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.
  • WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify https://www.e-verify.gov/ to determine employment eligibility. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
  • The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with embedded security, secure boot, over-the-air updates, device identity, and production provisioning preferred.
  • Experience scaling engineering organizations in a high-growth environment and working with global suppliers or contract manufacturers preferred.

Compensation

  • The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

Benefits

  • Guide system architecture and major technical decisions that account for tradeoffs across member experience, power, performance, quality, cost, schedule, and long-term platform health.

Company info

  • At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock and inspire performance for life.
  • At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience.
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