Software Engineering Manager (Health Records)

• WHOOP is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead the Health Records engineering team responsible for building the secure, scalable platform that powers ingestion, and utilization of clinical health data
• This team enables WHOOP to integrate with external healthcare ecosystems and transform complex health records into meaningful insights that drive personalized experiences and improve long-term health outcomes for our members
• As an Engineering Manager III, you will be responsible for both technical and organizational leadership
• You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, Security, and Platform Engineering to define the long-term technical strategy for Health Records while building and growing a high-performing engineering team
• You will guide architectural decisions, foster operational excellence, and create an environment where engineers can do their best work while delivering reliable, secure, and scalable healthcare systems
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, continuous learning, and psychological safety
• Define and execute the technical strategy for WHOOP’s Health Records platform, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, secure, and extensible as new healthcare capabilities are introduced
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver member-facing experiences powered by health record data
• Guide the architecture and evolution of systems responsible for ingesting, processing, governing, and exposing health record data from external healthcare ecosystems, including standards such as FHIR
• Establish engineering best practices around system design, operational excellence, security, privacy, and regulatory compliance for highly sensitive health data
• Drive execution through effective planning, technical prioritization, and cross-team collaboration while balancing long-term platform investments with product delivery
• Coach engineers and engineering leaders through career development, performance feedback, hiring, and succession planning while raising the technical bar across the organization

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.- Passion for building inclusive, high-performing engineering organizations and creating an environment where teams can thrive
• Demonstrated ability to define technical strategy and deliver complex, cross-functional initiatives across multiple engineering teams
• 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and developing senior engineers and technical leaders
• 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
• Experience building secure systems that manage sensitive customer or healthcare data; familiarity with healthcare standards such as FHIR is strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across organizational boundaries
• Proven ability to partner effectively with Product, Design, Data Science, and executive stakeholders to align technical investments with business outcomes
• Strong understanding of backend architecture, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, APIs, and operational excellence
• 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale backend systems and distributed platforms in production environments