Backend Engineer II - AI-Driven Health Insights

WHOOP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

WHOOP is seeking a Backend Software Engineer II in Boston to help build and maintain its generative AI-powered features that deliver personalized health insights. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services using Java, Kafka, AWS, and PostgreSQL, and you will help ensure reliability through strong observability practices.

Join a fast-paced, data-informed environment where you can contribute to high-impact health and performance outcomes, with relocation support to its

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of backend development experience.
• Proficient in Java with RESTful API design.
• Experience with asynchronous messaging (Kafka, SQS).
• Strong PostgreSQL database design and optimization.
• Experience building large-scale systems and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product, Design, Analytics, and Data Science to gather requirements and deliver infrastructure and tools.
• Leverage Java, Kafka, AWS, and PostgreSQL to deliver scalable and reliable software solutions and features.
• Consistently deliver high-quality code, adhering to best practices in software design and development.
• Develop and maintain observability and monitoring systems to ensure the stability and reliability of deployed features.

Skills

Java

Kafka

AWS

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Tools

SQS

Job description

WHOOP is seeking a Backend Software Engineer II in Boston to help build and maintain its generative AI-powered features that deliver personalized health insights. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable services using Java, Kafka, AWS, and PostgreSQL, and you will help ensure reliability through strong observability practices.

Join a fast-paced, data-informed environment where you can contribute to high-impact health and performance outcomes, with relocation support to its