Senior Backend Software Engineer (Growth)

About this role

• As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in building backend services that directly impact our business metrics and accelerate member growth
• You’ll work cross-functionally to deliver high-leverage features and contribute to system architecture decisions, helping WHOOP scale to millions of members
• Design and build scalable and reliable backend services to support growth experiments, e-commerce flows, and member engagement initiatives
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional Engineering teams to define and deliver impactful features
• Maintain and optimize APIs and infrastructure using Java, Kafka, Postgres, and AWS technologies
• Take ownership of end-to-end development, from breaking down requirements to implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the growth of engineering best practices across the team

### Benefits

• Flexible Vacation: WHOOP has a flexible vacation policy that allows you to unwind, laptop-free, when you need it most.
• Focus on Family: We offer 18 weeks paid parental leave, plus an additional 2 weeks to gradually return to work.
• Get Invested: In addition to a competitive base salary and 401k, you’re eligible to receive stock options to share in the future of WHOOP.
• WHOOP +1: Everyone on the team gets a complimentary WHOOP membership—plus another membership to share with a loved one.
• Health Matters: Our competitive benefits package covers medical, dental, and vision, in addition to mental health services, life and disability insurance, and more.
• Find Your Fit: Full-time employees get $500 a year to spend on wellness in whatever way they see fit, from fitness classes and memberships, to recovery services.
• It Pays to Sleep: Our Sleep Performance Program incentivizes employees to get more sleep. Log an average sleep performance of 85% or higher for the month and get a $100 bonus.
• Location, Location, Location: You can’t beat the views from the ...