Software Engineering Manager, WHOOP
Artificial Intelligence
4+ days a week in office
Wearable health and fitness devices
Open for applications
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Open for applications
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- Experience building AI products
- Experience as a software developer with experience operating in a management role
- Strong technical skills in Applied AI, software development, testing, and deployment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and management skills
- Passion for wearable technology and a desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Experience managing an AI product at scale is a plus
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager at WHOOP, you will have technical and people management responsibilities
- On the technical side, you will work closely with product management to carefully design experience and across all software teams to successfully enable your team to deliver
- You will support the team in developing technical designs, architecture, and operational excellence needs
- You will ensure that the engineering team adheres to best practices and standards for software development
- On the people management side, you will manage and mentor a team of cross-skilled engineers across backend, AI, iOS and Android and provide regular performance feedback, and ensure professional development and growth
- You will work to foster a culture of innovation, teamwork, psychological safety, and continuous learning
- You are responsible for promoting a positive work environment where all team members feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work
- Guiding and managing a team of cross-skilled engineers responsible for developing features ranging from AI features across internal and external use cases
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of these features
- Managing third-party vendor, both technology and relationship
- Defining technical strategy, architecture, and design for product features
- Ensuring the engineering team adheres to best practices, standards, and processes for software development, testing, and deployment
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the engineering team's productivity, quality, and efficiency
- Providing mentorship, guidance, and coaching to team members to ensure their professional development and growth
- Fostering a culture of innovation, teamwork, psychological safety, and continuous learning
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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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