About Us:
Future is building a personalized guidance system for lifelong health. We help people understand what to do next for their body, goals, and stage of life — then support them in turning those decisions into sustained behavior change. By combining AI, human expertise, personal health data, and accountability, Future helps members improve performance today while building the resilience, capacity, and healthspan they need for decades to come.
Backend engineers at Future operate at all levels -- building out core services, data pipelines, essential business systems, developer operations, and customer-facing features.
We’re responsible for the entirety of product surfaces across user and trainer experiences, and the initiatives we drive span across foundational core infrastructure to rapid feature iteration. Backend engineers work closely with several engineering teams & product managers to deliver the APIs, infrastructure, and scalability needed for every initiative.
You will:- Design, implement, and test APIs for new products, features, and services
- Maintain and optimize existing systems, with emphasis on database-related performance
- Collaborate with other engineers across the stack as well as cross-functional stakeholders
- Keep up to date with the latest technologies and industry best practices, and encouraging fellow engineers to do so
- Serve as on-call engineer approximately one week per month, responsible for triaging incoming issues during non-working hour
- Great Product thinking. You think about the end user experience when you are building to consider whether the features you are building are not only meeting requirements but delighting users.
- 8+ years of production development experience, specifically working on backend / API
- Scrappiness and pragmatism. We are a small and fast-moving startup and value someone who can continually weigh tradeoffs to balance engineering excellence with velocity.
- Strong knowledge of Go, AWS, Docker (ECS), Postgres (RDS)
- Proven ability to employ software quality measures during development, such as unit/integration testing, monitoring, alerting
- Experience managing Docker-based microservice architecture
- Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment. You are adaptable to shifting priorities, and have a proven track record of cutting through asks to build what matters.
- Nice to have: experience working with ETL, with keen intuition for optimized database performance
- Salary range: $200,000 - 230,000 / year + equity. The salary range is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
- Health coverage: All employees have access to comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and disability insurance + tax savings accounts
- 401(k) plan
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Future Membership: Enjoy our platform for free!
- Health, Wellness & Development: Health and fitness monthly stipend contributes to our employees’ overall wellbeing, with access to a mental health platform, reimbursement for medical travel, and an annual learning & development stipend.
- Remote First: Employment eligible to employees located anywhere in the continental US. No travel required.
- Join a diverse, passionate & driven team of all backgrounds.
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Equity: Meaningful equity package.
Health Coverage: All employees who meet eligibility requirements receive comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance, plus tax-advantaged savings accounts.
Retirement: 401(k) plan.
Wellness: Monthly wellness stipend for fitness, recovery, and overall wellbeing, plus access to mental health resources and therapy support.
Flexible Time Off: Flexible PTO so you can rest, recharge, and take care of life outside of work.
Learning & Development: Annual budget for courses, conferences, coaching, and tools that help you grow in your craft.
Future Membership: Enjoy our platform for free.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of production backend / API development experience
- Strong knowledge of Go
- Strong knowledge of AWS
- Experience with Docker and Amazon ECS
- Experience with Postgres (RDS)
- Proven ability to employ unit and integration testing, monitoring, and alerting
- Experience managing Docker-based microservice architecture
- Serve as on-call engineer approximately one week per month
- Great product thinking (focus on end-user experience)
- Scrappiness and pragmatism; ability to balance engineering excellence with velocity
- Experience working in a fast-moving startup environment
- Experience with ETL and optimized database performance
Future Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Future and has not been reviewed or approved by Future.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents is paired with life and disability insurance and access to multiple no‑cost therapy sessions each year. These offerings indicate robust core health support beyond standard insurance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness and lifestyle support includes a monthly wellness stipend, a complimentary product membership with friends‑and‑family discounts, and remote‑first perks such as home‑office stipends, Wi‑Fi reimbursement, and optional coworking access. These benefits aim to enhance day‑to‑day wellbeing and the remote work experience.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is supported through flexible or unlimited vacation and paid holidays, with policies encouraging employees to take time off. Flexible schedules further expand practical time‑off usability.
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What We Do
At Future, we believe that personal connection is the key to progress. Our mission is to make world-class coaching accessible to everyone, helping people unlock their full potential through expert guidance, motivation, and accountability. As a digital personal training platform, we deliver highly personalized coaching, tailoring workout plans and support to each individual’s goals - all through a seamless app experience. Since launching in 2017, Future has grown from a brainstorm in a San Francisco cafe into the nation’s largest provider of personal training sessions. In January 2025, Future announced its merger with Autograph, the company founded by 7x World Champion and entrepreneur Tom Brady. We’re poised for massive growth as we expand our brand, forge new partnerships with some of the world’s most iconic athletes, and harness AI to enhance and scale our coaching experience. As we continue to grow, we’re investing in cutting-edge technology, deepening our roster of elite coaches, and building new partnerships. If you're passionate about shaping the future of fitness, come join us - we’re just getting started.
Why Work With Us
We combine human connection with the latest technology to empower our members through fitness. Genuine human connection is what makes Future distinctly unique from all other offerings in the health & fitness space, and our team is core to delivering on our vision. We share a passion and excitement to build something truly meaningful.
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