Staff Embedded Engineer, WHOOP
NPI Tech Lead
$170-230k
+ Equity package
4+ days a week in office
Wearable health and fitness devices
Be an early applicant
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170-230k
+ Equity package
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 8+ years of embedded firmware development experience, including ownership of system-level architecture or platform components across multiple products or generations
- Expert-level proficiency in C and embedded systems development on 32-bit RISC architectures (e.g., ARM Cortex)
- Strong experience with low-power embedded system design and optimization
- Experience working with operating systems (OS) and real-time operating systems (RTOS)
- Deep understanding of system communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, USART/UART, and BLE
- Strong experience with electronics debugging tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies, and power measurement equipment
- Proven experience leading technically ambiguous, cross-team initiatives and influencing technical direction without formal authority
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, including reading schematics and hardware specifications
- Experience with version control using git and modern CI/CD workflows
- Experience with unit, integration, and system-level testing for embedded systems
- Experience working on high-volume consumer electronics products preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Recognized technical leader who operates as a force multiplier across teams and consistently drives alignment, execution, and long-term technical direction
- 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
What the job involves
- WHOOP is looking for an experienced Staff Embedded Engineer to join our Software Organization as part of the Embedded Engineering team
- In this role, you will provide technical leadership across firmware platforms and drive multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives that are critical to WHOOP’s hardware and software roadmap
- The Embedded team’s mission is to build and deploy stable, accurate, and power-efficient firmware platforms for all in-house developed WHOOP devices, enabling seamless 24/7 connectivity and interaction with our mobile applications across multiple product generations
- At WHOOP, the Embedded team sits at the intersection of the Hardware and Software domains, bridging the physical and digital worlds
- As a Staff Embedded Engineer, you will help define how this intersection operates at scale by setting technical direction, aligning teams, and building durable firmware systems that power WHOOP products
- Provide technical leadership and architectural ownership for firmware platforms and system-level components used across one or more WHOOP product lines
- Design, develop, and test embedded firmware in C, contributing hands-on to critical areas while ensuring solutions scale across platforms and product generations
- Autonomously identify, define, and drive solutions to ambiguous, cross-cutting firmware and system-level problems with long-term departmental impact
- Influence firmware, hardware, and manufacturing roadmaps by identifying technical risks, opportunities, and strategic investments across multiple quarters
- Lead the resolution of complex, cross-team issues spanning firmware, hardware, manufacturing, and system integration, including root cause analysis and long-term prevention
- Define and uphold firmware architecture standards, documentation practices, and design review expectations adopted across the Embedded group
- Lead code and design reviews across teams, setting the bar for clarity, correctness, maintainability, and long-term quality
- Define and drive scalable testing, validation, and CI strategies that improve firmware quality and developer velocity across teams
- Influence hardware design decisions by evaluating components, defining firmware-hardware interfaces, and proactively identifying system-level tradeoffs
- Drive alignment across Electrical, Signal Processing, Mobile, Manufacturing, and Product teams, resolving ambiguity and ensuring cohesive system design
- Mentor and sponsor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders, multiplying impact by raising the technical bar across teams
- Identify and drive strategic investments that improve performance, power efficiency, stability, and reliability across firmware platforms
- Leverage AI and emerging development tools to improve firmware development practices, establishing best practices across the Embedded group
Our take
WHOOP develops wearable health-tracking devices designed to help athletes optimise their performance. Its technology continuously monitors recovery, sleep, and training hours to fine-tune both individual and team performance. Unlike competitors that primarily track exercise data, WHOOP's holistic approach includes metrics like heart rate variability, which can influence more effective and healthier exercise routines.
By focusing on a subscription model that includes the cost of the physical device, WHOOP differentiates itself from competitors that charge a higher one-time fee for their products. This model provides ongoing value and encourages users to stay engaged with their health data.
WHOOP's comprehensive monitoring of strain and recovery has given it a competitive edge, even as other brands like Fitbit have incorporated similar features. Beyond sports performance, WHOOP has conducted extensive research on predicting premature births, aiming to integrate these findings into their app. This commitment to broader health applications demonstrates WHOOP's dedication to advancing wearable health technology.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Oct 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $404.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible Vacation: WHOOP has a flexible vacation policy that allows you to unwind, laptop-free, when you need it most.
- Focus on Family: We offer 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.
- Get Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you're eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP.
- WHOOP +1: Everyone on the team gets a complimentary WHOOP membership—plus another membership to share with a loved one.
- Health Matters: Our competitive benefits package covers medical, dental, and vision, in addition to mental health services, life and disability insurance, and more.
- Find Your Fit: Full-time employees get $500 a year to spend on wellness in whatever way they see fit, from fitness classes and memberships, to recovery services.
- It Pays to Sleep: Our Sleep Performance Program incentivizes employees to get more sleep. Log an average sleep performance of 85% or higher for the month and get a $100 bonus.
- Location, Location, Location: You can’t beat the views from the rooftop of One Kenmore Square. Feel inspired daily as you work, enjoy free snacks and coffee, and collaborate in the heart of Boston.
Company HQ
West Fens, Boston, MA
Leadership
Will Ahmed
(Founder & CEO)After graduating from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Economics, Will went on to hold Summer Analyst roles at Allen & Company and Lindsay Goldberg before founding WHOOP in 2012.
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