Android Engineer at WHOOP in Boston, MA

Summary: WHOOP is dedicated to enhancing human performance and healthspan through innovative wearable technology. As an Android Engineer I, you will develop and maintain member-facing features that leverage generative AI to provide personalized health insights and improve user engagement. 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 Required 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 Required Skills: Kotlin, Java, Android application structure, Android components, Android lifecycle, Android Design Guidelines, Coroutines, Android Jetpack libraries, ViewModel, Flows, Navigation, Room database, Retrofit, OkHttp, RESTful backend communication, Git, Mobile architecture, Modular design, MVVM, MVI, Empathy Benefits: Benefits, A generous equity package