Backend Data Engineer – Health Records & APIs

WHOOP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

18 weeks parental leave

Stock options

WHOOP membership for you and a loved.

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Mental health services

Wellness stipend $500/year

Sleep Performance Program $100 bonus

Job summary

WHOOP is seeking a Software Engineer II (Backend, Health Records) in Boston to help build scalable ingestion and processing of health data. You will contribute to infrastructure connecting external healthcare ecosystems with the WHOOP platform, transforming health records into actionable insights for members.

You will design backend systems, pipelines, and secure APIs, collaborating across product, data science, and engineering to deliver meaningful health experiences while upholding privacy and

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience building backend systems and APIs in production environments.
• Understanding of API design principles.
• Commitment to leveraging AI tools while maintaining high-quality work.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to break down technical tasks.
• Exposure to healthcare data standards (FHIR, CDA) or integrating with external health data sources.
• Experience designing and working with data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and validation of structured or semi-structured data.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend systems for ingesting and processing health record data from external sources such as EHRs and third-party platforms.
• Build and support robust data pipelines to clean, normalize, and structure health record data for reliable downstream use.
• Develop and maintain secure, scalable APIs and services exposing health record data to internal systems and member features.
• Collaborate with product, data science, and engineering teams to unlock new health insights and capabilities.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure high-quality, maintainable systems.

Skills

Backend systems

APIs

API design principles

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data privacy & security

Tools

Java

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

WHOOP is seeking a Software Engineer II (Backend, Health Records) in Boston to help build scalable ingestion and processing of health data. You will contribute to infrastructure connecting external healthcare ecosystems with the WHOOP platform, transforming health records into actionable insights for members.

You will design backend systems, pipelines, and secure APIs, collaborating across product, data science, and engineering to deliver meaningful health experiences while upholding privacy and