Software Engineer II (Backend, Platform)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend systems that power WHOOP’s core infrastructure and member experience.
• Collaborate with product managers, data engineers, frontend developers, and other cross-functional partners to deliver features that enhance member engagement.
• Build and maintain APIs to enable seamless integration with frontend applications and third-party services.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through effective sing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Implement secure coding practices and contribute to designing systems that safeguard member data.
• Stay current with backend technologies and contribute to improving team engineering standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of backend software development experience, ideally in languages like Java, Python, or C#.
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Exposure to event-driven architecture (messaging/streaming tech such as Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Familiarity with database design and management (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL databases).
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles (data privacy, authentication, and authorization) is a plus but not required.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience working with infrastructure as code and developer enablement platforms.
• Familiarity with containers and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Background in cloud security or incident response.
• Exposure to building translation or localization platforms to support multi-language content delivery.
• Hands-on experience with observability tools (logging, monitoring, alerting) in production environments.

About You

You thrive on ownership and want to shape the foundation of WHOOP’s platform. You automate everything you can, always seeking to replace manual work with scalable tooling. You enjoy working cross-functionally and can communicate complex infrastructure and security topics clearly. You believe reliability, security, and visibility are just as important as speed and scale.

What You'll Get

• A competitive base salary within the range of $125,000 - $175,000, depending on experience and qualifications.
• A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.
• A generous equity package aligned with the company's long-term growth and success.