Android Engineer, WHOOP
Client Platform
$125-175k
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
Wearable health and fitness devices
Be an early applicant
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$125-175k
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- 2–4 years of professional Android development experience
- Proficiency in Kotlin and Android frameworks (Jetpack, Compose)
- Strong understanding of Android UI systems and layout behavior
- Experience building reusable components or contributing to a design system
- Familiarity with internationalization and localization best practices
- Experience integrating REST APIs and backend services
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Experience with version control systems like Git
- 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
Desirable
- Experience implementing RTL support using Android tools (e.g., start/end attributes, supportsRtl)
- Familiarity with accessibility and responsive design on Android
- Experience with design systems or shared component libraries
- Exposure to design tokens, managing tokens for color modes and multiple themes
- Exposure to cross-platform consistency challenges
- Experience with localization pipelines or translation tooling
What the job involves
- The Client Platform team is responsible for building the foundational mobile and web systems that power WHOOP’s member experience globally. As an Android Engineer II on this team, you will develop shared frameworks, design system components, and internationalization capabilities that enable teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences across regions and languages
- In this role, you will focus on enabling global product expansion through robust internationalization (i18n), including right-to-left (RTL) support, while helping scale a cohesive and flexible design system. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to ensure the Android app delivers a seamless experience across languages, regions, and device configurations
- Partner with Design to build and evolve a scalable Android design system
- Audit and update existing UI to support flexible layouts, dynamic text, and localization requirements
- Build and maintain shared Android components, libraries, and platform capabilities
- Implement internationalization (i18n) best practices, including RTL layout support and localization workflows
- Collaborate with backend and platform teams to integrate translation and localization systems
- Improve developer workflows through reusable components, tooling, and documentation
- Ensure app performance, stability, and responsiveness across a wide range of devices
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to maintaining high engineering standards
- Help define best practices for Android platform development at WHOOP
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 its 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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