2 days ago
Base Salary
$105k - $145k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services and APIs powering member-facing features.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, Data Science, and Engineering partners to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code and participate in code reviews.
- Support production operations and monitoring, troubleshoot issues, and help ensure 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 RESTful APIs and relational databases such as Postgres or similar SQL-based systems.
- Proficiency in an object-oriented language such as Java, or demonstrated ability to learn backend technologies quickly.
- Familiarity with Git and standard software development workflows.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and basic system design.
- Interest in distributed systems, event-driven architectures such as Kafka, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and continuous-learning skills.
Benefits
- Full-time role based in WHOOP’s Boston, Massachusetts office; relocation may be required.
- Base salary range of $105,000–$145,000, plus benefits and a generous equity package.
- WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.
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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.