Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Application Infrastructure)

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. We are looking for motivated engineers to join our team on our mission.

The Application Infrastructure team focuses on building technology that enables rapid user growth worldwide and accelerates product development across our entire software organization. The team builds custom tooling that enables our developers while also maintaining critical Kubernetes and Kafka infrastructure. 

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Application Infrastructure team, you will be building and directly supporting some of the most critical tools and pieces of infrastructure within the software organization. You will help set the direction of Application Infrastructure to empower WHOOP to grow to the next level, with an essential focus on scalability and reliability.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and own applications to both serve customers and internal development teams.
• Tackle scaling challenges for both user-facing products and internal infrastructure.
• Shape and develop best practices for software development at WHOOP.
• Collaborate across software and product teams driving mission-critical initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest in scaling applications, infrastructure, and products worldwide.
• Experience gathering feedback from multiple stakeholders and prioritizing work to maximize business impact.
• Experience developing RESTful applications in Java.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes administration and containerized environments
• Experience working with distributed systems.
• Experience working with AWS services and environments.
• Skillset to develop and mentor best practices in software development.
• Enthusiasm for the latest and greatest tools and technologies to bring about speed and efficiency to product development

Find out more about us: "WHOOP Software Principles"

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