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. Weve 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 passionate early talent Data Engineering to join our Research Operations team for six months. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes the future of health sensing technology.

Our Research Operations team leads diverse research studies—spanning internal initiatives and external collaborations—to develop new features and enhance the accuracy of Oura’s algorithms. These partnerships often result in scientific publications and validate Oura’s capabilities in health sensing. As a Data Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in building tools that enable these research efforts, while gaining hands-on experience in end-to-end data engineering processes.

What You’ll Do:

Build Data Pipelines: Build and maintain data pipelines, databases, and dashboards to collect, manage, and deliver data for algorithm development.
Enable Current Studies: Work across teams to monitor and trouble-shoot research studies in-flight.
Ensure Data Quality: Explore and implement automated processes to uphold data integrity.

What You’ll Gain:

Hands-on experience with data engineering practices across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
An in-depth understanding of the data lifecycle, from data collection to algorithm development.
Opportunities to collaborate with world-class engineers and researchers.

This is a full-time, 6-month role based in San Diego, CA.

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

A Bachelors/Master’s Degree in computer science, physics, math, or a related field
Experience with Python, and SQL
Experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS
Experience in data visualization and dashboard design in tools such as Tableau and Quicksight
Adaptability within a dynamic and collaborative environment
Commitment to improve processes and reduce inefficiencies
Deep curiosity to dive into the details of human research studies

We also appreciate if you have familiarity with the following:

Relational and no-SQL database systems
Multi-modal and sensor data
Experience with collaborative code tools, including git, pull request and code reviews