Software Test Manager

Ōura • San Francisco, CA

40d

About The Position

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. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. We are seeking a hands-on Software Test Manager & Technical Lead to lead and elevate our software testing strategy. This hybrid role combines leadership and direct technical involvement. You will guide a talented team of test engineers and also own and refine testing capabilities, processes, and methodologies, contributing to continuous improvements in our E2E test strategy. And work closely with cross-functional teams across the US and Oulu, Finland to deliver high-quality products.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading software testing efforts and team in a product-driven environment.
• Strong hands-on background in test automation and scripting (Python required).
• Experience with mobile app testing (iOS & Android), API testing, and cloud-based backend testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Strong analytical and debugging skills with a problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with LLMs and AI-driven dev/test tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor)

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the overall test strategy for Oura’s software platforms (mobile, backend, and data systems).
• Lead and mentor a high-performing software test team. Driving culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with development, data science and product teams to align on test objectives and quality standard
• Balance managerial responsibilities with technical hands-on work
• Design, drive and implement automated test frameworks and tools to enable reliable and scalable testing (e.g., Pytest, Appium).
• Contribute directly to test automation, CI/CD integrations, and test data pipelines
• Visualize data and metrics to communicate test coverage and quality status to stakeholders.
• Define KPIs and dashboards for test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness.
• Champion quality standards, ensuring all teams adhere to best practices and processes.
• Introduce AI-assisted testing methods and advanced analytics to enhance test effectiveness and reliability
• Establish best practices for regression testing, exploratory testing, and release validation.
• Be the technical go-to person for test automation, tooling, and framework design decisions
• Coach engineers on code quality, maintainability, and automation principles.
• Evaluate and adopt new test technologies and methodologies to scale testing for future Oura products and services.

Benefits

• 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
• Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees