Software Engineer, WHOOP
Backend, Fitness
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Wearable health and fitness devices
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Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- You build and maintain APIs and are comfortable working with relational databases like Postgres. RESTful services are familiar territory for you
- You have worked with or on event-driven or asynchronous systems like Kafka or SQS, or you’re curious and ready to learn more
- You write code that holds up over time with solid test coverage, clear documentation and an eye toward making it easy for others to understand
- You’re energized by significant challenges and take a data-informed, iterative approach to solving them
- You are a team player who thrives on continuous learning and direct feedback
- You are comfortable adapting and iterating in a dynamic, evolving environment
- You are eager and willing to learn and grow rapidly with AI and AI tools
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer II (Backend) on Fitness, you will develop features that empower members to optimize performance and longevity
- Fitness helps members understand key metrics such as strength and aerobic capacity, VO2 Max, Steps, and Heart Rate Zones – it is the bridge connecting members to our powerful data science algorithms through beautiful visualizations
- You will collaborate with product management, design, data science, performance science, and your fellow engineers to shape and develop the technical direction of these impactful health and performance features
- Work on a cross-functional team throughout feature ideation, planning, and development
- Translate feature requirements into engineering tasks, identify risks and tradeoffs, and ship iteratively to mitigate risk
- Contribute to development of backend services using Java, Kafka, Postgres and other AWS offerings
- Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure software quality
- Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of systems requiring high availability and stability
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 9 rounds)
Mar 2026
$575m
SERIES G
Aug 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Total funding: $979.8m
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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