4 months ago
Base Salary
$150k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs for business-critical systems and integrations.
- Design and implement scalable data pipelines, automation, and workflows to improve operational efficiency.
- Partner with Finance, Operations, Member Services, and other stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Drive technical excellence through code reviews, best practices, and mentoring other engineers.
- Ensure reliability, performance, security, and scalability across backend systems.
- Contribute to long-term Business Systems technical strategy and identify automation and process-improvement opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend programming language such as Java, Python, or Go.
- Experience designing and maintaining APIs, integrations, and middleware.
- Understanding of relational databases, data modeling, and query optimization.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and with distributed systems.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and balance business and technical needs.
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a learning-oriented culture.
- Commitment to using AI tools while maintaining the same quality standards as personally produced work.
Benefits
- U.S. base salary range of $150,000–$215,000, plus meaningful equity and benefits.
- Generous equity package and company participation in long-term growth.
- Role is based in WHOOP’s Boston, MA office, and the successful candidate must relocate if necessary.
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.