WHOOP is seeking an Engineering Manager, Data Engineering to lead the team responsible for the data that powers WHOOP AI, analytics, and decision-making. This role will manage engineers who build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines and platforms critical for business operations and member experiences.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of modern data architectures (e.g. Snowflake, Iceberg, Databricks, or similar) and cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and familiarity with data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Prefect, Airflow).
- Proven track record of balancing technical innovation with operational and financial efficiency (OpEx ownership).
- Experience in data or software engineering.
- Experience in a people management role.
- Ability to translate complex data needs into clear business outcomes.
- Experience with version control, testing, documentation, CI/CD.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the design and maintenance of WHOOP’s core data pipelines, ensuring scalability, reliability, and adherence to best practices in security, governance, and observability.
- Champion software development best practices including version control, testing, documentation, CI/CD, and AI initiatives to ensure reproducible and maintainable data systems.
- Help shape the roadmap for WHOOP data engineering and data platform teams, balancing long-term vision with short-term execution.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and practices aligned with AI initiatives that improve performance, observability, and developer experience.
- Ensure smooth data flow across internal systems, from ingestion and transformation to downstream consumption by AI, analytics, and product teams.
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of data engineers focused on data quality, performance, and scalability across WHOOP’s platforms.
- Establish and monitor KPIs for system reliability, cost efficiency, and delivery speed.
Other
- Manage competing priorities and ensure the team focuses on the most critical projects that drive measurable outcomes for WHOOP and its members.
- Partner with finance and platform teams to optimize spend while maintaining high service quality.
- Partner with the Data Science, Analytics, Product, and ML Platform teams to understand requirements, define priorities, and align on deliverables that accelerate innovation and business impact.
- Strong stakeholder management skills - able to communicate effectively across engineering, product, and leadership teams.
- Passion for building high-performing teams, fostering growth, and creating systems that scale to power WHOOP’s mission.
- The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience.
