Senior Embedded Engineer

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At WHOOP, we’re on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers users to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

WHOOP is looking for an enthusiastic Senior Embedded Engineer to join our Software Organization as part of the Embedded Engineering team. You will work with Hardware, Signal Processing, Manufacturing and Product teams to develop and deliver against Hardware and Software roadmaps. The Embedded team’s mission is to build and deploy stable, accurate, and power‑efficient firmware platforms for all our in‑house developed devices via a seamless 24/7 connection and interaction between our mobile apps.

At WHOOP, the Embedded team is at the intersection of the Hardware and Software domains, bridging the gap between the physical and the digital world. As a Senior Embedded Engineer you will collaborate with a diverse group of the industry’s best and brightest engineers in supporting current products, as well as developing new cutting‑edge products that help our members achieve their health and fitness goals with industry‑leading monitoring and data analysis.

• 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.

• 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.
• Experience working on high‑volume consumer electronics products preferred.
• Willingness to act as both a team player and a technical leader.

Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework. Also check out our AI studio blog here.

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…