Software Engineer II (Backend, Growth)

WHOOP

about 2 months ago

Boston, MA, USA

Mid Level

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $170k/yr

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to develop scalable and reliable backend services.
Build, maintain, and optimize APIs and infrastructure supporting acquisition funnels and membership growth experiments.
Write well-tested, maintainable code using technologies such as Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS.
Break down feature requirements into actionable tasks and prioritize work for sprint commitments.
Contribute to backend architecture discussions and implement scalable, high-availability services.
Work with data scientists to support experimentation and measure performance.
Participate in code reviews and collaborate on best practices with engineering peers.

Professional backend engineering experience in a production environment.
Proficiency in building APIs and working with relational databases like Postgres.
Experience with event-driven systems and asynchronous processing tools such as Kafka or SQS.
Skilled in writing comprehensive tests and clear documentation.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A growth mindset and eagerness to learn from feedback and new challenges.
Bonus: Experience with A/B testing frameworks or growth-focused engineering initiatives.

Apache KafkaAWSJavaPostgreSQL