Software Engineer II (Backend, Health)

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers users to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Our wearable device tracks key physiological metrics such as heart rate variability, resting heart rate, and sleep quality to provide personalized insights into users' fitness, health, and recovery. 
As a Software Engineer II (Backend) on the Health team, you will help build and maintain the backend services that power exciting features across our three core pillars at WHOOP (Strain, Sleep & Recovery) and connect them to our powerful data science algorithms. You will help our members understand all aspects of their health: physical, mental, and emotional and guide them in ways to take action to improve it. The Health team works with cutting-edge technology and research in the health and wellness industry and develops novel measurements, such as WHOOP's stress monitoring feature.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work in a cross functional team that collaborates closely with the data science, product, and software engineering teams at WHOOP
• Contribute to back end development using the following technologies: Java, Kafka, Postgres, and other AWS offerings
• Contribute to new feature ideation, planning, and development
• Translate feature requirements into actionable tasks, identify risks, and ship often to mitigate those risks
• Work on scaling challenges that span multiple systems and demand high availability and stability

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experienced with backend development in APIs and with interacting with relational databases (RESTful APIs, Postgres)
• Experience working with asynchronous workers (Kafka, SQS)
• Experience writing tests and documenting code for a variety of audiences
• An innate passion for approaching large-scale problems through small, data-informed, and experiment-driven iterations
• You thrive in a fast-paced and data-driven environment
• You are a team player who thrives on continuous learning and direct feedback

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