Software Engineer (Backend, Growth)

WHOOP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Vacation

Parental Leave

Stock Options

WHOOP Membership

Health Benefits

Wellness Stipend

Sleep Bonus

Job summary

WHOOP in Boston is seeking a backend engineer to help build scalable services for acquisition funnels, e-commerce experiences, and membership growth experiments. You will work with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver reliable backend systems using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS.

You will break down requirements, prioritize tasks, and participate in architecture discussions to ensure high availability and solid performance for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Proficient backend development with Java, APIs, and cloud (AWS).
• Experience designing scalable APIs and working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures, testing, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, design, and engineers to build scalable backend services.
• Build, maintain, and optimize APIs and infra supporting funnels and membership growth.
• Write well-tested, maintainable code using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS.
• Break down features, prioritize work, and deliver per sprint commitments.
• Contribute to backend architecture for high-availability services touching millions of users.
• Collaborate with data scientists to support experimentation and measure performance.
• Participate in code reviews and adopt engineering best practices.

Skills

Java

APIs design

AWS

Event-driven systems

Testing & documentation

A/B testing

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Job description

• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to develop scalable and reliable backend services


• Build, maintain, and optimize APIs and infrastructure supporting our acquisition funnels, e-commerce experiences, 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, prioritize work, and consistently deliver on sprint commitments


• Contribute to backend architecture discussions and implementation of scalable, high-availability services that support millions of users


• Work with data scientists and analytics engineers to support experimentation and measure performance


• Participate in code reviews and collaborate on best practices with your engineering peers

Benefits

• Flexible Vacation: WHOOP has a flexible vacation policy that allows you to unwind, laptop-free, when you need it most.


• Focus on Family: We offer 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.


• Get Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you’re eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP.


• WHOOP +1: Everyone on the team gets a complimentary WHOOP membership—plus another membership to share with a loved one.


• Health Matters: Our competitive benefits package covers medical, dental, and vision, in addition to mental health services, life and disability insurance, and more.


• Find Your Fit: Full-time employees get $500 a year to spend on wellness in whatever way they see fit, from fitness classes and memberships, to recovery services.


• It Pays to Sleep: Our Sleep Performance Program incentivizes employees to get more sleep. Log an average sleep performance of 85% or higher for the month and get a $100 bonus.


• Location, Location, Location: You can’t beat the views from the rooftop of One Kenmore Square. Feel inspired daily as you work, enjoy free snacks and coffee, and collaborate in the heart of Boston.

Skilled in writing comprehensive tests and clear documentationBonus: Experience with A/B testing frameworks or growth-focused engineering initiativesProficiency in building APIs and working with relational databases (e.g., RESTful APIs, Postgres)Professional backend engineering experience in a production environmentExperience with event-driven systems and asynchronous processing tools such as Kafka or SQSA growth mindset and eagerness to learn from feedback and new challengesDemonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders