Staff IT Systems Engineer, Oura
$159-228k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
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Health monitoring smart ring
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Health monitoring smart ring
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$159-228k
Salary dependent on location + Equity
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Oura's mission is to make health a daily practice.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years in IT Systems Engineering, Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering roles, with proven success leading engineering practices and transforming compliance-driven environments
- Deep expertise across Cloud Platforms, Cloud Service Providers, IAM, UEM, API management, and network engineering
- Strong background in identity platforms (Okta, Entra ID, Google), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible), and Zero Trust principles
- Experience with automation and integration tooling, including scripting, iPaaS, and modern DevOps stacks for observability, alerting, secrets management, and policy enforcement
- Demonstrated ability to drive engineering transformation, mentor others, and lead in high-growth, fast-paced environments without direct authority
- Proficiency in Python for automation scripting, API integrations, and internal tooling; PowerShell for Windows-based automation (if applicable); and shell scripting (Bash/Zsh) for Linux/macOS system administration and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong working knowledge of YAML and JSON for Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible) and for building automation and integration workflows, including DevOps and API interactions
- Familiarity with SQL for querying, reporting, and managing configuration data, especially in compliance-driven environments
What the job involves
- Oura is seeking a Staff IT Systems Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical lead within our Workplace Technology Platform Engineering team
- In this role, you will define and drive the long-term infrastructure vision across Identity, Endpoint Engineering, automation, API management, and iPaaS integration ecosystems
- You will play a key role in executing Oura’s Zero Trust strategy and establishing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards
- This position requires deep technical expertise, architectural foresight, and the ability to deliver complex, scalable initiatives that strengthen the security, efficiency, and sustainability of Oura’s IT infrastructure
- Drive the long-term architectural vision across cloud infrastructure, identity and access management (IAM), unified endpoint management (UEM), automation, and API management, in close collaboration with Enterprise and Solution Architects
- Design secure, maintainable systems with best practices for scalability, reliability, and compliance, while translating business and regulatory needs into technical solutions
- Embed DevOps principles, such as automated testing, release orchestration, AI agents, and audit logging, into Workplace Technology workflows
- Act as the lead engineer for core systems and integrations, recommending tools and frameworks aligned with Oura’s IT and security strategy
- Champion Zero Trust, automation-first practices, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) standards across IAM, UEM, and SaaS in CI/CD pipelines
- Modernize infrastructure by reducing technical debt and establishing scalable, reusable design patterns
- Implement AI-driven automation to streamline operations, accelerate incident response, and support a self-healing infrastructure
- Uplift engineering practices through mentorship, code reviews, documentation, and architecture leadership
- Partner with IT management to define technical OKRs, sprint goals, and roadmap priorities while driving deep-dive reviews on infrastructure and compliance
- Own the design and execution of high-impact initiatives such as:
- Next-gen IAM strategy
- SOC 2, HIPAA, HITRUST-aligned audit-ready infrastructure
- Zero-touch deployment and unified endpoint lifecycle
- Security automation, configuration as code, and global transparency to enable effective governance of support configurations
- Collaborate with IT, Security, Compliance, Engineering, Legal, and PMO to align infrastructure strategy, guide risk mitigation, and support global compliance
- Own vendor evaluation, POCs, and QA for key solutions, while shaping policies and frameworks that enable scale and agility
Our take
As smart watches with health and wellbeing monitoring functions are now an everyday norm, Oura is offering similar wearable technology with its series of rings. It’s one of a number of companies gaining serious traction in the market, along with the likes of Circular and Movano.
The company gained an early profile after its collaboration with Gucci which created mainstream publicity and may have given it a leg up on the competition. With the smart ring market forecast to keep growing, Oura certainly finds itself in a promising position as it moves to build out its operations and refine the product.
The bottom line for Oura will be customer satisfaction and demand, which does make its mixed reviews so far a little troubling. That said, the announcement of its new "Circles" social feature, on top of an integration with InsideTracker and acquisition of "wave to pay" company Proxy, all look set to increase the functionality of the ring and could well win more consumers over.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Dec 2024
$125m
SERIES D
Nov 2024
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $354.4m
Company benefits
- Beautiful workspaces in San Francisco by Pier 31, Oulu and Helsinki (Finland)
- Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers
- Wellness benefits
- An Oura Ring of your own
- Personal learning & development budget of 750 USD/EUR
- Unlimited course offerings from Coursera
- Five (5) total days of work time to devote to employee development training
- Equity
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 20 days of PTO
Company HQ
Linnanmaa, Oulu
Leadership
Tom Hale
(CEO, Not Founder)Seasoned senior board member and advisor at multiple high growth companies including Cars.com, Volara, and HomeAway.
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