Embedded Engineering Manager

Whoop•Boston, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

WHOOP is hiring an Embedded Engineering Manager to build and lead a new embedded team developing firmware for a next-generation wearable. The team owns the firmware members interact with directly on the device, including how it responds, presents data, and feels to use. The manager will lead this firmware from early prototypes through new product introduction and into production. This role combines technical leadership and people management. The manager will lead full-time and contract firmware engineers, participate in architecture decisions with program technical leads, review code, and own the team's delivery schedule. While not the primary developer, the manager will stay close to the code and contribute directly when useful. The role works closely with Product, Design, Hardware, Quality, and firmware teams responsible for sensors, connectivity, and power. The position is based in WHOOP's Boston, Massachusetts office. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary. The full-time U.S. base salary range is $150,000–$215,000. The successful candidate will also receive benefits and an equity package.

Requirements

At least 5 years of embedded firmware development in C or C++, including experience as an engineering manager or team lead responsible for mentorship, feedback, and career development.
Experience shipping firmware in a consumer electronics product, from early hardware bring-up through production.
Hands-on experience with an RTOS such as Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or similar on microcontrollers or embedded SoCs.
Experience optimizing firmware for performance, memory, and power on constrained hardware.
Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver in ambiguous environments, including early-stage hardware programs where requirements are still forming.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to Product, Design, and leadership.
Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work meets the same quality bar as personal contributions.
Must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of WHOOP's Boston, MA office.

Responsibilities

Build, manage, and mentor a team of embedded engineers through hiring, onboarding, feedback, performance management, and career development.
Direct the work of contract engineers alongside full-time staff, holding both to the same design and code quality bar.
Lead delivery of the member's on-device experience firmware from prototype through production release.
Partner with the program's technical lead and senior engineers on architecture for responsive, power-efficient firmware on resource-constrained multi-core hardware.
Serve as a player-coach who reviews code, shapes designs, and contributes directly when the team needs it.
Own the team's planning and delivery cadence, keeping scope, dependencies, and risks visible to partners and leadership.
Partner with Product and Design to turn member experience goals into firmware requirements that fit the hardware's memory, compute, and power budgets.
Set engineering practices for testing, hardware-in-the-loop validation, release readiness, and field diagnostics.
Foster a culture of high standards, direct feedback, accountability, psychological safety, and continuous learning.