Director of Embedded Software Engineering

Required

• Proven experience leading multiple firmware or embedded software teams through engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
• 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.
• 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.
• Experience developing battery-constrained wearable products, physiological sensing systems, or other products in which firmware directly affects data accuracy preferred.
• 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.
• Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework.
• 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.