WHOOP

Staff Embedded Engineer (NPI Tech Lead)

WHOOP • $120K — $150K *
Boston, MA 02115In-Person
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of embedded firmware development experience in system-level architecture ownership.
  • Expert-level proficiency in C and embedded systems on 32-bit RISC architectures (e.g., ARM Cortex).
  • Strong experience with low-power embedded system design and optimization.
  • Deep understanding of system communication protocols (I2C, SPI, USART/UART, BLE).
  • Experience with electronics debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.).
  • Excellent communication skills for conveying technical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and architectural ownership for firmware platforms across WHOOP product lines.
  • Design, develop, and test embedded firmware in C, ensuring scalability across product generations.
  • Identify and drive solutions to complex cross-cutting firmware problems with long-term impact.
  • Influence the technical direction of firmware and hardware roadmaps by recognizing risks and opportunities.
  • Lead resolution of complex, cross-team issues involving firmware and system integration.
  • Set standards for firmware architecture, documentation, and design review processes across teams.
  • Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders, raising the technical bar across teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to drive technical direction in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
  • Access to mentorship and professional development opportunities.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products.
  • Possibility to influence consumer electronics product strategies and development.
  • Chance to leverage cutting-edge tools and AI in firmware development.
Full Job Description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • 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.

REQUIREMENTS:
  • 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.

About WHOOP

WHOOP is a wearable technology company that specializes in fitness tracking. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. WHOOP's flagship product is a wristband that tracks various metrics related to fitness and health, such as heart rate variability, sleep quality, and recovery time. The company also offers a subscription service that provides personalized insights and recommendations based on the data collected by the wristband. WHOOP has raised over $200 million in funding and has partnerships with several professional sports leagues and teams.
Learn more about WHOOP
Size
500 employees
Industry
Consumer Technology
Founded
2011
* Ladders Estimates

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