WHOOP

Platform Engineer II (Application Infrastructure)

WHOOP$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services like IAM, EC2, S3, MSK, and Aurora
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code in production environments, especially Terraform
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles such as least privilege and disaster recovery
  • Experience with Kubernetes or Amazon EKS for containerized platforms
  • Proficiency in scripting or programming languages (Python, Go, Java, Bash)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated reliability tooling

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and manage scalable AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
  • Build and manage IAM systems and access controls to enhance system security
  • Maintain secure and scalable AWS and Kubernetes environments across multiple services
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust infrastructure supports rapid development
  • Automate cloud operations including CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems
  • Develop cloud security and compliance guardrails involving backups and configuration management
  • Engage in incident response and troubleshooting for infrastructure issues

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the foundation of a leading performance optimization platform
  • Chance to impact the developer experience through infrastructure enhancements
  • Focus on automating manual processes and building scalable solutions
  • Fast-paced environment encouraging proactive prevention of system failures
  • Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace
Full Job Description
As a Platform Engineer II on the Application Infrastructure team, you will play a key role in building and operating the infrastructure and tooling in WHOOP's cloud environments. You will work at the intersection of infrastructure and developer experience, influencing how our systems are designed, deployed, and operated.
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure cloud infrastructure in AWS using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform
  • Build and manage IAM systems, access controls, and least-privilege policies to reduce risk and limit blast radius in our systems
  • Build and maintain secure, reliable, and scalable AWS and Kubernetes environments across multiple accounts and services
  • Collaborate with platform, product, and data science teams to deliver resilient infrastructure that enables rapid product development and member trust.
  • Contribute to the automation of cloud operations, from CI/CD pipelines to monitoring and alerting systems.
  • Develop and improve guardrails for cloud security and compliance, including IAM, backups, logging, and configuration management.
  • Participate in incident response and troubleshooting for infrastructure and events.
  • Participate in audits and compliance efforts by ensuring infrastructure is observable, auditable, and well-documented
  • Drive best practices in reliability, performance, cost optimization, and security across the platform.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 2-4 years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Cloud Infrastructure roles
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services, including IAM, EC2, S3, MSK, and Aurora
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code in production environments (Terraform preferred).
  • Strong understanding of cloud security and reliability principles, including least privilege, logging/monitoring, resource isolation, and disaster recovery.
  • Experience with containerized platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon EKS.
  • Proficiency with scripting or programming languages (Python, Go, Java, or Bash).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and automated reliability tooling.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex distributed systems
  • Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS
  • Expertise in managing CI/CD pipelines for building application code across multiple languages
  • Experience with relational database systems like PostgreSQL
  • Experience implementing policy-as-code or access control frameworks
  • Exposure to modern edge and delivery technologies such as Cloudflare, CDN configuration, and TLS/SSL certificate management.
ABOUT YOU
  • You thrive on ownership and want to shape the foundation of WHOOP's platform.
  • You enjoy improving the development experience through changes to the infrastructure that the department's applications are built on.
  • You enjoy automating manual processes and building scalable solutions to reduce risk
  • You are curious about how systems fail and motivated to proactively prevent issues
  • You value simplicity, reliability, and clarity in system design
  • You collaborate well across teams and communicate technical concepts clearly

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.

About WHOOP

WHOOP is a wearable technology company that specializes in fitness tracking. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. WHOOP's flagship product is a wristband that tracks various metrics related to fitness and health, such as heart rate variability, sleep quality, and recovery time. The company also offers a subscription service that provides personalized insights and recommendations based on the data collected by the wristband. WHOOP has raised over $200 million in funding and has partnerships with several professional sports leagues and teams.
Learn more about WHOOP
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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