Android Engineer, WHOOP
AI Momentum
$125-175k
Offers equity
Wearable health and fitness devices
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Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$125-175k
Offers equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- Experience building, testing, debugging, and delivering native Android applications in a professional environment
- Proficiency with Kotlin and familiarity with modern Android technologies such as Coroutines, Jetpack libraries, ViewModel, Flow, Navigation, Room, Retrofit, and OkHttp
- Strong understanding of Android application architecture, lifecycle, components, and platform design principles
- Experience designing mobile applications using scalable architectural and modular design patterns such as MVVM
- Experience integrating mobile applications with RESTful APIs and collaborating with backend engineers on data contracts
- Product-oriented mindset with empathy for the member experience and an interest in using data and feedback to improve products
- Ability to collaborate effectively, communicate technical concepts clearly, and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
- Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions
- 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
What the job involves
- Design, build, test, and maintain high-quality Android product experiences using Kotlin and modern Android development practices
- Partner with Product, Design, Backend, and other engineers to develop scalable solutions and define effective APIs and data contracts across the WHOOP platform
- Contribute to Android architecture and technical decision-making, including modular design, application performance, maintainability, and documentation
- Monitor application performance, crash data, member feedback, and product metrics to identify issues and continuously improve reliability and the member experience
- Contribute to the Android release lifecycle, including builds, build variants, signing, testing and distribution through Firebase, and releases through the Google Play Store
- Support the growth of the engineering team through thoughtful code reviews, knowledge sharing, technical documentation, and onboarding of fellow engineers
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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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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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