Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes, Application Infrastructure)

Whoop
Boston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 215,000 annuallyFunction: DevOps, Cloud & InfrastructureExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Security-first mindset","Technical leadership","Mentoring","Collaboration","Prioritization"]

Own and operate WHOOP’s shared Kubernetes and deployment platform on AWS, driving architecture for scalability, resiliency, performance, and security. Build tooling that improves deployment safety and accelerates CI/CD and release velocity. Partner with application, security, and data teams to embed secure-by-default practices, lead incident response and postmortems, and mentor engineers while shaping the AppInfra roadmap.

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Whoop
3 weeks ago

Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes, Application Infrastructure)

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Job Summary

Own and operate WHOOP’s shared Kubernetes and deployment platform on AWS, driving architecture for scalability, resiliency, performance, and security. Build tooling that improves deployment safety and accelerates CI/CD and release velocity. Partner with application, security, and data teams to embed secure-by-default practices, lead incident response and postmortems, and mentor engineers while shaping the AppInfra roadmap.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: DevOps, Cloud & Infrastructure
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and operate Kubernetes clusters running on AWS infrastructure.
  • •Drive architectural decisions to improve scalability, resiliency, performance, and security across the build and deployment platform.
  • •Build systems and tooling that increase deployment safety and accelerate release velocity to Kubernetes.
  • •Advance CI/CD capabilities to support frequent, reliable production deployments.
  • •Lead developer productivity improvements and mentor engineers on the Application Infrastructure team, including incident response and postmortems.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 215,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, Site Reliability, Cloud Engineering, or Backend Software Engineering roles.
  • •Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components.
  • •Strong knowledge of container networking, including overlay networking, service meshes, and network policies.
  • •Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes environments and inter-cluster communication patterns.
  • •Hands-on operation of cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform).
Experience:5+ yearsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringSite ReliabilityCloud EngineeringBackend Software EngineeringKubernetesAWSInfrastructure as CodeDistributed systemsMulti-cluster Kubernetes
Skills:Security-first mindsetTechnical leadershipMentoringCollaborationPrioritization
Tech Stack:KubernetesKafkaAWSIAMVPCEC2S3RDSCloudTrailOrganizationsTerraformJavaC#PythonCI/CDService meshesOverlay networkingNetwork policiesRBACSecrets management

Company Brief

Whoop
Whoop designs and sells a subscription-based wearable fitness tracker and analytics platform that monitors recovery, strain, and sleep to optimize athletic performance and daily health for consumers and professional athletes.
Industry: Wearables
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Boston, United States
Founded: 2012
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