Software Engineering Manager

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 2.5 million 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.Our engineering organization consists of many talented developers distributed across the EU and US. For day-to-day feature work, our engineers are organized into smaller cross-functional feature teams, each team owning a distinct domain. Our teams have a great deal of autonomy and are responsible for the development and architecture of their features. Teams take full ownership of their code and handle everything from concepting, design and implementation to release, maintenance and bug fixes.About The RoleThis is an opportunity to lead the engineering teams at the very core of Oura's mission. We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager in Finland to support and scale our Core Sensing and Heart Health / Health+Wellbeing teams. These teams are the engine of the Oura experience, responsible for transforming complex biometric data into the actionable, personalized insights our members rely on every day.The Core Sensing team works at the foundational level, developing the sophisticated algorithms and systems that interpret raw sensor data from the Oura Ring. The Heart Health and Health+Wellbeing teams build upon this foundation, creating the user-facing features and experiences that translate our science into life-changing guidance on everything from cardiovascular fitness to stress and resilience. As an Engineering Manager, you will be a multiplier for your team's impact. You will take pride in coaching talented engineers, fostering their careers, and creating an environment where they can do their best work. You will guide your team to deliver against an ambitious roadmap, owning the features that define our product and solidify Oura as a leader in personal health.This is a chance to solve deeply technical challenges at the intersection of hardware, software, and human physiology, backed by a beloved consumer product and one of the world's richest health datasets.Location: This is a hybrid role based in Helsinki, Finland. The majority of the team is located in Helsinki, and we value in-person collaboration a few days a week.What You Will DoLead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers, fostering their technical skills and professional development. Drive the technical vision and execution for critical, cross-functional projects in collaboration with Product, Design, Data Science, and other global teams. Own the planning, scoping, and delivery of your team's engineering efforts, ensuring we build robust, scalable, and high-quality solutions. Provide technical leadership and guidance. While you won't be coding daily, your technical depth will be crucial in guiding architectural decisions, evaluating trade-offs, and unblocking your team. Champion engineering excellence, cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, and refine our development processes. Partner with recruiting to act as the hiring manager, attracting and retaining top engineering talent for your team. Translate complex scientific concepts and product requirements into clear technical roadmaps and deliverables. We would love to have you on our team if you have:A strong technical foundation with a minimum of 6+ years in software engineering and 3+ years in a people management role. A technical degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience. Proven experience shipping and maintaining consumer-facing mobile applications or their backend services at scale. A deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and a track record of improving team processes. Experience hiring and building high-performing, inclusive engineering teams. Strong communication, delegation, and project management skills, with the ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from inception to launch. Excellent people leadership skills. You champion your team, celebrate successes, and are adept at providing direct, constructive feedback to foster growth. A deep-seated belief in fostering a sustainable, healthy work-life balance for yourself and your team. A passion for leveraging data and technology to solve complex problems, thriving in an environment with high impact and high ambiguity. Bonus Points If You HaveExperience working asynchronously in a distributed team environment across different time zones and cultures. Experience building software in close collaboration with data scientists or researchers, particularly integrating machine learning models. Technical familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP), scientific computing, or algorithm development. Prior experience delivering software products in the health, wellness, fitness, or hardware domains. What we offerCompetitive salaryLunch benefitWellness benefitFlexible working hoursCollaborative, smart teammatesAn Oura ring of your ownWellness Time OffOur recruitment processRecruiter interviewBehavioral interview with an Engineering Manager or DirectorSystem Design exerciseTeam road mapping exerciseTeam interviewDecisionOura 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.Disclaimer: Beware of fake job offers!We’ve been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. 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