Android Engineer, WHOOP
Wearable health and fitness devices
Job no longer available
Wearable health and fitness devices
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock human performance and Healthspan.
Role
Who you are
- A promoter of best practices for concurrency and multithreading
- Product-minded engineer with empathy for the customer experience
- Possess a strong willingness to learn and grow rapidly across Android and external systems
- Experience in building, testing, debugging and delivering native Android apps in a professional environment
- Knowledge of Kotlin and frameworks such as Coroutines, Android Jetpack libraries (including ViewModel, Flows, and Navigation), Room database, and retrofit / okhttp
- Experience using Git to organize feature work
- Expert knowledge of Android application structure and components as well as lifecycle and Android Design Guidelines
- Familiarity with Jetpack Compose
- Strong advocate for automated testing, with proven experience writing both unit tests and snapshot tests to ensure robust, maintainable code
- Well-versed in communicating with a RESTful backend
- Experience using best-practice mobile architecture and modular design, including patterns such as MVVM
- BLE experience is a plus
What the job involves
- As an Android Engineer II on the Connectivity team, you’ll focus on optimizing device connectivity and building new features into the existing Android app which are aimed at making our member’s connectivity experience as seamless as possible
- Work in a cross functional team that works closely with other teams at WHOOP
- Utilize Android Bluetooth stack to connect and communicate with the WHOOP device
- Utilize knowledge of Kotlin and Java to develop and maintain product features
- Architect and develop libraries and SDKs that are leveraged by other software teams
- Participate in the release process including getting the app built, managing build variants, signing, sending and testing through Firebase, and submitting to the App store
- Analyze and monitor user metrics and feedback to determine crash rate or potential bugs and to improve engagement
- Help mentor and ramp-up other mobile developers
- Participate in designing API and data contracts with backend 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 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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