Android Engineer

Android Engineer at WHOOP
Android Engineer
Team: Software
Location: Boston, MA
Workplace Type: onsite
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.
As an Android Engineer I, you will build on WHOOP’s generative AI capabilities to develop and maintain exciting, member-facing features that drive meaningful health outcomes. You will play a vital role in delivering personalized insights across WHOOP and work alongside experienced engineers, designers, and product managers to help members better understand their health, optimize performance, and gain clarity throughout their WHOOP journey.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Utilize knowledge of Kotlin and Java to develop and maintain product features and communicate with a RESTful backend
– Lead and contribute to new feature ideation, planning, and development
– Work with Product Engineers to devise solutions to challenges across the WHOOP system
– Document new features and architecture
– Analyze and monitor user metrics and feedback to determine crash rate or potential bugs and to improve engagement
– Participate in the release process including getting the app built, managing build variants, signing, sending and testing through Firebase, and submitting to the App store
– Self organize using productivity tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Github
QUALIFICATIONS:
– Product minded engineer with empathy for the member experience
– Possess a strong willingness to learn and grow rapidly across Android and external systems
– Experience in Android application structure and components as well as lifecycle and Android Design Guidelines
– Experience in building, testing, debugging, and delivering native Android apps in a professional environment
– Knowledge of Kotlin and frameworks such as Coroutines, Android Jetpack libraries (including ViewModel, Flows, and Navigation), Room database, and Retrofit / OkHttp.
– Well-versed in communicating with a RESTful backend
– Experience using Git to organize feature work
– Experience using best-practice mobile architecture and modular design, including patterns such as MVVM, MVI, etc
_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-$145,000. 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._
_Learn more about_ _WHOOP__._