WHOOP · 1 month ago
Senior Embedded Engineer
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expWHOOP is on a mission to unlock human performance by empowering users to understand their bodies and daily lives. They are seeking a Senior Embedded Engineer to develop and deliver firmware for their in-house devices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance and reliability.
Consumer ElectronicsFitnessSportsWearablesWellness
Responsibilities
Develop and test firmware in C for WHOOP’s product line, including features optimized for low-power performance
Take ownership of complex firmware features and ensure they meet performance, power, and reliability goals
Debug and resolve challenging issues across software, hardware, manufacturing, and system integration
Define, write, and maintain clear technical requirements and documentation
Participate in code reviews to ensure clarity, correctness, and adherence to coding standards
Design and improve firmware self-tests, validation tools, CI workflows, and internal development tools
Support electrical development by evaluating components, bringing up drivers, and contributing to hardware design discussions
Leverage AI as a development tool and share learnings with the team
Collaborate with Electrical, Signal Processing, Mobile, and Manufacturing teams to validate designs and refine interfaces
Mentor teammates by providing guidance on design, implementation, and debugging
Identify opportunities to improve performance, power efficiency, stability, and reliability across the firmware platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
5+ years of embedded firmware development experience
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve ambiguous issues independently
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with experience mentoring and collaborating across teams
Strong experience with electronics debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and logic analyzers
Proficient with device driver development and 32-bit RISC architectures such as ARM Cortex
Proficient in C/C++ programming
Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, with proficiency in reading schematics and hardware specifications
Experience working with operating systems (OS) and real-time operating systems (RTOS)
Strong understanding of system communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, USART/UART, and BLE
Experience with version control using git and modern CI/CD workflows
Experience with unit, integration, and functional testing for embedded systems
Experience with Agile software development practices
Willingness to act as both a team player and a technical leader
Preferred
Experience working on high-volume consumer electronics products
Benefits
Benefits
A generous equity package
Company
WHOOP
WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (15)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404.75MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2026-01-15Undisclosed
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M
Leadership Team
Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
Recent News
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