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The Software Engineer will design and implement tools for hardware development, integrating front-end and back-end systems. Responsibilities include building APIs, maintaining data pipelines, and collaborating with hardware teams.
At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. 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.
In this unique role, you'll work closely with talented Embedded, Signal Processing, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers to assist in the production of world class technology at WHOOP in a dynamic, fun, multi-disciplinary team.
The Hardware Accelerate team within the Embedded Engineering organization develops technology that enables rapid innovation across WHOOP’s hardware teams. By creating cutting-edge tools and systems, we streamline workflows and provide real-time insights to engineers, ensuring efficient and high-quality hardware development. As a Full stack Software Engineer, you will design and implement tools that integrate seamlessly with hardware processes, delivering impactful solutions to WHOOP’s engineering teams. This role is ideal for an engineer excited about building services that directly support testing, research, experimentation, and algorithm development across the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and build solutions to support hardware development, combining user-friendly front-end interfaces with robust backend systems.
- Create tools that integrate with hardware equipment like environmental chambers, oscilloscopes, and other engineering devices.
- Develop APIs and services to enhance connectivity across hardware workflows.
- Automate and maintain high-throughput data pipelines to provide real-time insights to engineering teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional hardware teams to identify and address pain points in development workflows.
- Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and aligned with WHOOP’s mission to deliver innovative hardware solutions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proficiency in Python for backend development, with experience designing APIs and building distributed systems.
- Experience building front-end applications using frameworks like React
- Familiarity with API and RESTful services.
- Experience with relational databases either Postgres, MySql, SQL. Optionally NoSQL databases.
- Comfortable using Git and collaborating in a version-controlled environment.
- Experience with data pipelines, database systems, and interest in or exposure to tool integration for hardware workflows.
- Desire to learn and work outside of your discipline focus.
- Excellent teamwork/interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
- Strong tendency to take initiative, to work autonomously and with minimal direction.
- A collaborative mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment.
- Interest in or exposure to hardware development processes, with a willingness to learn.
- Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks, ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions.
Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework.
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. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.
At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.
The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000 - 135,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training.
In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.
These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.
Top Skills
APIs
MySQL
NoSQL
Postgres
Python
React
Restful Services
SQL
WHOOP Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
1 Kenmore Sq, Boston, MA, United States, 02215
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