Director of Embedded Software Engineering
Core
Lead the Firmware organization to build stable, accurate, and power-efficient firmware platforms for WHOOP wearable devices.
Role type
Director of Embedded Software Engineering
Builds
Firmware platforms for high-volume, constrained wearable devices
Domain
Wearable technology / Embedded systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C/C++, RTOS-based architectures, microcontrollers, device drivers, connectivity, low-power systems, hardware-software integration, engineering management, technical strategy, CI/CD, automated testing, release management
Preferred skills
Battery-constrained wearable product development, physiological sensing systems, embedded security, secure boot, over-the-air updates, scaling engineering organizations
Technologies
C, C++, RTOS, microcontrollers
Responsibilities
Lead and scale multiple Firmware teams, set multi-year firmware strategy, own predictable delivery across new products and sustaining work, raise development quality bar through architecture and design reviews, guide system architecture and major technical decisions, partner across Hardware, Sensor Intelligence, Algorithms, Mobile, Product, Manufacturing, and Program Management
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC and people leadership
