4 months ago
Base Salary
$105k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs for WHOOP’s member-facing features using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, and Engineering partners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
- Support production operations and monitoring by troubleshooting issues and improving reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Break feature requirements into actionable tasks, identify risks, and iterate quickly.
- Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Professional backend software development experience, with internship, co-op, or academic project experience accepted.
- Experience building or interacting with APIs and relational databases such as Postgres or similar SQL-based systems.
- Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language such as Java, or demonstrated ability to learn backend technologies quickly.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git and standard development workflows.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and basic system design concepts.
- Interest in distributed systems, event-driven architectures such as Kafka, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and continuous-improvement skills.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary, meaningful equity, benefits, and a generous equity package.
- Full-time position based in WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office; relocation may be required.
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About WHOOP
WHOOP builds a wearable health and performance tracker paired with an analytics app that measures sleep, recovery, and strain for athletes and health‑conscious consumers. Its business model combines device sales with a recurring membership that unlocks coaching features and insights. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Boston, the privately held company also serves enterprise wellness programs and sports organizations seeking continuous performance monitoring.