Software Engineer, WHOOP
Frontend, AI Platform
$125-175k
+ equity
Wearable health and fitness devices
Be an early applicant
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$125-175k
+ equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience in frontend or full stack software development
- Strong experience building production web applications using Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to user-facing features end-to-end, from ideation through launch
- Strong product sense with a focus on delivering intuitive and high-quality user experiences
- Experience building responsive, mobile-first interfaces
- Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments with an emphasis on rapid prototyping and continuous improvement
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and working across the stack when needed
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity with support from senior team members
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally
- Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply!
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer II (Frontend), you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the user experiences that power WHOOP’s digital products
- You will contribute to the design and development of member-facing experiences from concept through production, leveraging modern web technologies and AI-assisted development workflows to rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship high-quality features
- This role is ideal for an engineer with strong product intuition, a high bar for user experience, and a desire to grow their ability to translate ambiguous problems into polished, user-centric solutions
- Translate product goals into intuitive, polished user experiences, contributing to features from concept through production
- Rapidly prototype, iterate, and ship member-facing features using modern AI-assisted development workflows
- Build and maintain high-quality, performant web applications using Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS
- Design and implement responsive, mobile-first user interfaces that deliver a seamless experience across devices
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend teams to help shape product and UX decisions
- Establish and promote best practices in frontend architecture, performance, accessibility, and maintainability
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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