Software Engineer, WHOOP
Backend, Healthcare Infrastructure
$125-170k
+ Equity
Wearable health and fitness devices
Be an early applicant
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$125-170k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- This role is designed for a backend engineer passionate about building scalable systems, eager to tackle high-impact challenges, and committed to delivering user-centric solutions that resonate with our members' needs
- Professional experience in backend development, with a strong foundation in object-oriented programming, API design, and relational databases (RESTful APIs, Postgres)
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing systems (Kafka, SQS)
- Experience writing automated tests and documenting code for a variety of audiences
- A passion for approaching large-scale problems guided by data-driven insights and a commitment to agile, iterative development
- A proactive, collaborative team player, eager to take on new challenges, continuously learn, and adapt in a fast-paced, data-informed environment
- Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer on the Healthcare Infra team, you will help build and maintain exciting features in the Healthcare space and connect members to our powerful data science algorithms
- You will develop reusable, scalable platforms that enable the entire Healthcare organization to move faster in the rapidly changing consumer health space, working with partners both in and outside of WHOOP
- You will help our members understand all aspects of their health: physical, mental, emotional, and hormonal, and work to build the underlying infrastructure that connects them to the wider Healthcare ecosystem
- Contribute to engineering efforts within a cross-functional team, collaborating with designers, product managers, other engineers, and our Digital Health team to refine and advance the WHOOP platform
- Develop and maintain robust backend services using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and other AWS technologies, ensuring stability and performance
- Contribute to the ideation, technical design, and implementation of new features and platforms, transforming complex requirements into reliable, scalable solutions
- Work on scaling challenges that span multiple systems and demand high availability and reliability
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, while participating in code reviews and documentation practices
Our take
WHOOP develops wearable health-tracking devices designed to help athletes optimise their performance. Its technology continuously monitors recovery, sleep, and training hours to fine-tune both individual and team performance. Unlike competitors that primarily track exercise data, WHOOP's holistic approach includes metrics like heart rate variability, which can influence more effective and healthier exercise routines.
By focusing on a subscription model that includes the cost of the physical device, WHOOP differentiates itself from competitors that charge a higher one-time fee for their products. This model provides ongoing value and encourages users to stay engaged with their health data.
WHOOP's comprehensive monitoring of strain and recovery has given it a competitive edge, even as other brands like Fitbit have incorporated similar features. Beyond sports performance, WHOOP has conducted extensive research on predicting premature births, aiming to integrate these findings into their app. This commitment to broader health applications demonstrates WHOOP's dedication to advancing wearable health technology.
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Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Oct 2020
$100m
SERIES E
Total funding: $404.8m
Company benefits
- Flexible Vacation: WHOOP has a flexible vacation policy that allows you to unwind, laptop-free, when you need it most.
- Focus on Family: We offer 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.
- Get Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you're eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP.
- WHOOP +1: Everyone on the team gets a complimentary WHOOP membership—plus another membership to share with a loved one.
- Health Matters: Our competitive benefits package covers medical, dental, and vision, in addition to mental health services, life and disability insurance, and more.
- Find Your Fit: Full-time employees get $500 a year to spend on wellness in whatever way they see fit, from fitness classes and memberships, to recovery services.
- It Pays to Sleep: Our Sleep Performance Program incentivizes employees to get more sleep. Log an average sleep performance of 85% or higher for the month and get a $100 bonus.
- Location, Location, Location: You can’t beat the views from the rooftop of One Kenmore Square. Feel inspired daily as you work, enjoy free snacks and coffee, and collaborate in the heart of Boston.
Company HQ
West Fens, Boston, MA
Leadership
Will Ahmed
(Founder & CEO)After graduating from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Economics, Will went on to hold Summer Analyst roles at Allen & Company and Lindsay Goldberg before founding WHOOP in 2012.
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