Whoop
Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Growth)
Boston, MA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 32 days ago
JavaBackend DevelopmentPostgreSQLAWSRESTKafkaA/B TestingCollaboration
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About the role
- Our wearable technology monitors vital physiological metrics to offer personalized insights that enhance fitness, health, and recovery.
- The Growth Team at WHOOP is a fast-paced, experimentation-driven group focused on driving user acquisition, activation, and retention.
- We take a data-driven approach to everything we do, frequently measuring the performance of our features and iterating based on those results.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable and reliable backend services to support growth experiments, e-commerce flows, and member engagement initiatives.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional Engineering teams to define and deliver impactful features.
- Maintain and optimize APIs and infrastructure using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS technologies.
- WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in building backend services that directly impact our business metrics and accelerate member growth.
- You'll work cross-functionally to deliver high-leverage features and contribute to system architecture decisions, helping WHOOP scale to millions of members.
Requirements
- Deep proficiency in building and maintaining RESTful APIs and working with relational databases (e.g., Postgres).
- Experience with event-driven architectures and tools like Kafka or SQS.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment focused on growth and experimentation.
- Proven collaboration skills across engineering, product, and data teams.
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Professional experience developing large-scale backend systems in a production environment.
- Strong testing practices and clear documentation habits.
- A growth mindset and excitement for tackling ambiguous challenges.
- Bonus: Experience building A/B testing infrastructure or growth-focused engineering features.
- Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework https://engineering.prod.whoop.com/careerframework.
- This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.
- WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify https://www.e-verify.gov/ to determine employment eligibility. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Company info
- At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan.
- At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience.
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