5 months ago
Boston, MA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Develop scalable and reliable backend services, APIs, and infrastructure for acquisition funnels, e-commerce experiences, and membership growth experiments.
- Build and optimize high-availability services supporting millions of users.
- Write maintainable, well-tested code using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS.
- Work with data scientists and analytics engineers to support experimentation and measure performance.
- Break feature requirements into actionable tasks, prioritize work, deliver sprint commitments, and participate in code reviews and architecture discussions.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- Professional backend engineering experience in a production environment.
- Proficiency building APIs and working with relational databases such as Postgres.
- Experience with event-driven systems and asynchronous processing tools such as Kafka or SQS.
- Ability to write comprehensive tests and clear documentation.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
- Bonus experience with A/B testing frameworks or growth-focused engineering initiatives.
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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.