Software Test Engineer
US$172,500 – US$203,000 / yr base salary
Posted 2 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Software Test Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
| Base salary | US$172,500 – US$203,000 / yr |
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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 highly skilled Senior Software Test Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, and executing tests for end to end features, data flows and algorithms the power core Oura experiences across mobile apps (iOS & Android) and cloud services. You will play a key role in ensuring product quality by driving test automation efforts, reporting issues and bugs, and collaborating closely with developers to debug and resolve complex issues. You will also own and refine testing capabilities, processes, and methodologies, contributing to continuous improvements in our test capabilities and work closely with cross-functional teams across the US and Finland to deliver high-quality products.
What you will do:
Test Strategy and Planning
- Develop comprehensive test strategies and plans for end to end features including mobile applications, backend services and data/algorithmic solutions.
- Define testing objectives, scope, and success criteria for each test phase ensuring coverage for complex user scenarios (e.g., onboarding, sleep and readiness insights, activity tracking, notifications, subscription flows).
- Collaborate with Product, Science, and Firmware teams to understand feature requirements, data/algorithm behavior, and any regulatory or privacy considerations.
Test Execution and Reporting
- Execute manual and automated tests, analyze test results, and report defects, issues, and bugs in a clear, concise manner.
- Validate data flow and algorithm accuracy, ensuring inputs from the ring and backend translate correctly to user‑facing insights in the app.
- Perform regression, integration, and exploratory testing on new features, experiments, and releases across platforms.Use and Implement big data monitoring against acceptance criteria.
- Visualize data and metrics (coverage, defect trends, pass rates) to communicate test coverage and quality status to stakeholders.