Director, Embedded SW Engineering

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. By providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles, we've helped over one million people understand and improve their health.

For us, empowering the world starts with living and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we work to promote work-life balance and ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. We have offices in San Francisco and San Diego for those who prefer hybrid or office settings and employee hubs, including New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and more.

We are seeking a strategic hands-on Director, Embedded SW Engineering who will spearhead the design and development of firmware with a passion for innovation in the smart wearable technology space. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with Product, Science, Electronics, and Testing teams to drive successful product releases. This role involves defining the firmware roadmap with senior management, planning resource needs, managing firmware architecture, and ensuring high-quality deliverables. The person will also mentor and grow a team of firmware engineers, fostering both professional development and technical excellence.

What you will do: 

• Lead Firmware Development and Strategy: Own the end-to-end firmware development cycle for new products, from concept to release. Work with senior management to define a clear firmware roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Hands-On Technical Leadership: Lead the team of firmware engineers with hands-on approach on design, coding reviews, and optimization of firmware for our next-generation wearable devices, focusing on performance, power efficiency, and scalability. Champion best coding practices and high standards of engineering quality.
• Architecture and Technical Direction: Drive the overall firmware architecture and ensure it integrates seamlessly with hardware and software components. Make decisions on technology choices, toolchains, and development best practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Product, Science, Electronics, and Testing and Member Experience teams to align on product requirements and deliverables. Ensure clear communication, timely feedback, and effective problem-solving across departments.
• Resource and Capacity Planning: Forecast project timelines, allocate resources, and manage budgets to meet delivery goals. Identify and address skill gaps, ensuring the team’s capabilities match evolving product needs.
• Team Management and Mentorship: Lead and grow a team of firmware engineers, providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support.Foster an environment of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration.
• Quality Assurance and Process Improvement: Establish and maintain robust processes for firmware testing focusing strongly on automation, validation, and release management. Continuously refine workflow to enhance team efficiency, code quality, and overall performance.

This position is based in San Diego and follows a hybrid work model. We value collaboration and innovation that comes from face-to-face interactions as much as we respect the flexibility and focus that remote work offers. As such, you will be expected to be in the office approximately 3 days a week. This balance is designed to support a cohesive team environment while accommodating personal work styles and commitments.

We would love to have you on our team if you have:

• 10+ Years of Embedded Development Experience and at least 3+ years in leading embedded teams, with a solid foundation in embedded engineering principles and hands-on experience in the wearable or related consumer electronics field, especially with memory and power constrained devices.
• Expertise in C/C++: Proficient in writing high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code in C/C++, with a deep understanding of microcontroller architectures and design principles for constrained devices.
• Agile Development Practices: Good understanding of  working in an agile development environment, with excellent collaboration, planning and communication skills to work effectively with teams across different locations.
• Familiarity with Wearable Sensors: Experience integrating and optimizing a variety of sensors commonly used in wearable technology, such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and heart rate sensors.
• Knowledge of Power Management: Demonstrated experience in power optimization for battery-operated devices, ensuring longevity and efficiency of wearables.
• Experience with BLE and Wireless Communication: Strong background in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and other wireless communication protocols, crucial for wearable technology development.

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• San Diego Compensation Range: $190,000 - $237,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), Oklahoma (OK), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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