At WHOOP, the business problem is to unlock human performance and healthspan by empowering users to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.
Requirements
- Some experience or strong academic background in backend development (Java preferred)
- Basic familiarity with RESTful APIs and relational databases (e.g., Postgres)
- Interest in asynchronous processing systems (e.g., Kafka, SQS) is a plus
- Strong desire to learn, grow, and contribute to a fast-paced engineering team
- Eager and willing to learn and grow rapidly with AI and AI tools
- Familiarity with AWS
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain backend services using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, data science, and software engineering to deliver key features
- Contribute to new feature ideation, planning, and development
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and sprint planning
- Continuously learn and grow within WHOOP’s engineering environment
Other
- Effective communicator and enthusiastic team player who thrives on continuous learning and direct feedback
- Comfortable adapting and iterating in a dynamic, evolving environment
- Must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office
- Bachelor's degree (not explicitly mentioned but implied)
- Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility
