Senior Software Engineer, WHOOP
Backend, Application Infrastructure
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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
- Interest in scaling applications, infrastructure, and products worldwide
- Experience gathering feedback from multiple stakeholders and prioritizing work to maximize business impact
- Experience developing RESTful applications in Java
- Knowledge of Kubernetes administration and containerized environments
- Experience working with distributed systems
- Experience working with AWS services and environments
- Skillset to develop and mentor best practices in software development
- Enthusiasm for the latest and greatest tools and technologies to bring about speed and efficiency to product development
What the job involves
- The Application Infrastructure team focuses on building technology that enables rapid user growth worldwide and accelerates product development across our entire software organization
- The team builds custom tooling that enables our developers while also maintaining critical Kubernetes and Kafka infrastructure
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Application Infrastructure team, you will be building and directly supporting some of the most critical tools and pieces of infrastructure within the software organization
- You will help set the direction of Application Infrastructure to empower WHOOP to grow to the next level, with an essential focus on scalability and reliability
- Develop and own applications to both serve customers and internal development teams
- Tackle scaling challenges for both user-facing products and internal infrastructure
- Shape and develop best practices for software development at WHOOP
- Collaborate across software and product teams driving mission-critical initiatives
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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