Senior Platform Engineer

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, Site Reliability, CloudEngineering, or Backend Software Engineering roles
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components
• Good knowledge of AI runtimes and their environmental requirements
• Hands-on experience operating cloud infrastructure, preferably in AWS
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Proven ability to evaluate system performance, identify bottlenecks, and use data to drive improvements
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and prioritizing work for maximum business impact
• 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

What the job involves

• As a Senior Platform Engineer on the AI Devex team, you will play a key role in driving our cloud deployment model, collaborating with other Platform teams across infrastructure and security. You will build systems that enable our AI runtime environment. You will help set the direction of the team in pursuit of driving impact on engineers across all WHOOP technology stacks
• Design, develop, and operate Kubernetes clusters running on AWS infrastructure
• Drive architectural designs to improve scalability, resiliency, performance, and security of our agent runtime environment
• Build systems and tooling that increase our capability to run long running adhoc tasks on cost efficient infrastructure
• Advance WHOOP’s ability to automate portions of the development lifecycle
• Lead developer productivity improvements through tooling, automation, and platform integrations
• Partner with application, security, and data teams to embed secure-by-default infrastructure practices
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems to continuously improve platform reliability
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineers across the Platform organization
• Help define and execute the long-term roadmap for the AI Devex 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 rooftop of One Kenmore Square. Feel inspired daily as you work, enjoy free snacks and coffee, and collaborate in the heart of Boston.