Software Engineer II (Backend, Fitness)

2 Months ago • All levels • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer II (Backend) on Fitness, you will develop features to optimize performance and longevity for members. You'll work with product management, design, data science, and fellow engineers to shape technical direction. Responsibilities include translating feature requirements into engineering tasks, contributing to backend services using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS offerings, and participating in code reviews, testing, and documentation. You will improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of systems. This role focuses on developing impactful health and performance features, bridging members to data science algorithms through visualizations.
Must have:
  • Build and maintain APIs, comfortable with relational databases.
  • Experience with event-driven or asynchronous systems like Kafka.
  • Write code with solid test coverage and clear documentation.
  • Data-informed, iterative approach to solving challenges.
  • A team player who thrives on continuous learning.

Job Details

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers users to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Our wearable device monitors key physiological metrics to provide personalized insights that improve fitness, health, and recovery.


As a Software Engineer II (Backend) on Fitness, you will develop features that empower members to optimize performance and longevity. Fitness helps members understand key metrics such as strength and aerobic capacity, VO2 Max, Steps, and Heart Rate Zones – it is the bridge connecting members to our powerful data science algorithms through beautiful visualizations. You will collaborate with product management, design, data science, performance science, and your fellow engineers to shape and develop the technical direction of these impactful health and performance features. 


RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Work on a cross-functional team throughout feature ideation, planning, and development. 
  • Translate feature requirements into engineering tasks, identify risks and tradeoffs, and ship iteratively to mitigate risk. 
  • Contribute to development of backend services using Java, Kafka, Postgres and other AWS offerings.
  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure software quality. 
  • Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of systems requiring high availability and stability. 


QUALIFICATIONS:
  • You build and maintain APIs and are comfortable working with relational databases like Postgres. RESTful services are familiar territory for you.
  • You have worked with or on event-driven or asynchronous systems like Kafka or SQS, or you’re curious and ready to learn more. 
  • You write code that holds up over time with solid test coverage, clear documentation and an eye toward making it easy for others to understand. 
  • You’re energized by significant challenges and take a data-informed, iterative approach to solving them. 
  • You are a team player who thrives on continuous learning and direct feedback. 
  • You are comfortable adapting and iterating in a dynamic, evolving environment. 
  • You are eager and willing to learn and grow rapidly with AI and AI tools. 


Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework.


This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.


Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.


WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility.  It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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