Backend Software Engineer, WHOOP
Hardware Accelerate
$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
- Proficiency in Python for backend development, with experience designing APIs and building distributed systems
- Experience with data pipelines, database systems, and tool integration for hardware workflows
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment
- Interest in or exposure to hardware development processes, with a willingness to learn
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with a strong sense of ownership
- 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
- Bonus: experience building front-end applications using frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular
- 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
- The Hardware Accelerate team develops technology that enables rapid innovation across our Hardware organization
- By creating cutting-edge tools and systems, we streamline workflows and provide real-time insights to engineers, ensuring efficient and high-quality hardware development
- As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design and implement tools that integrate seamlessly with hardware processes, delivering impactful solutions to WHOOP’s engineering teams
- Design and build backend solutions to support hardware development, bringing data to those who need it with robust backend systems
- Create tools that integrate with hardware equipment like environmental chambers, oscilloscopes, and other engineering devices
- Develop APIs and services to enhance connectivity across hardware workflows
- Automate and maintain high-throughput data pipelines to provide real-time insights to engineering teams
- Collaborate with cross-functional hardware teams to identify and address pain points in development workflows
- Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and aligned with WHOOP’s mission to deliver innovative hardware solutions
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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