Android Engineer I (Fitness)

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 I (Android) 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.
• Utilize knowledge of Kotlin and Java to develop and maintain product features and communicate with a RESTful backend.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and documentation to ensure software quality.
• Participate in the release process including getting the app built, managing build variants, signing, sending and testing through Firebase, and submitting to the Play Store.
• Analyze and monitor user metrics and feedback to determine crash rate or potential bugs and to improve the member experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• You build Android applications using best-practice mobile architecture and modular design, including patterns such as MVVM and MVI.
• Communicating with RESTful services is familiar territory for you.
• You have worked with Kotlin and frameworks such as Coroutines, Android Jetpack libraries (including ViewModel, Flows, and Navigation), Room database, and Retrofit / OkHttp.
• 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.