What are the responsibilities and job description for the Android Engineer II (Connectivity) position at WHOOP?
At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level and live longer through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Protecting our members’ data and ensuring our systems scale securely and reliably is core to this mission.
The Connectivity team is responsible for building the Android experiences that enable seamless communication between WHOOP devices and the mobile app. As an Android Engineer II on this team, you will develop native Android features, improve the reliability and visibility of device connectivity, and help ensure members have a dependable experience throughout their daily interactions with WHOOP.
In this role, you will build Kotlin-based Android applications that integrate with BLE devices and RESTful backend services while collaborating closely with product, firmware, and software engineering teams. You will contribute to systems that monitor and analyze connectivity health, support the Android release pipeline, and help deliver scalable, high-quality mobile experiences through modern architecture, CI/CD practices, and AI-assisted development workflows.
Responsibilities
The Connectivity team is responsible for building the Android experiences that enable seamless communication between WHOOP devices and the mobile app. As an Android Engineer II on this team, you will develop native Android features, improve the reliability and visibility of device connectivity, and help ensure members have a dependable experience throughout their daily interactions with WHOOP.
In this role, you will build Kotlin-based Android applications that integrate with BLE devices and RESTful backend services while collaborating closely with product, firmware, and software engineering teams. You will contribute to systems that monitor and analyze connectivity health, support the Android release pipeline, and help deliver scalable, high-quality mobile experiences through modern architecture, CI/CD practices, and AI-assisted development workflows.
Responsibilities
- Work on a cross functional team that collaborates with the product, firmware, and other software engineering teams at WHOOP
- Develop and maintain native Android product features in Kotlin and integrate with RESTful backend services.
- Create and own systems that aid in analyzing connectivity health of our members
- Participate in the release pipeline, including app building, signing, testing (e.g., via Firebase), and Play Store submission.
- Use tools like Jira, Confluence, and GitHub to organize and communicate work.
- 2–4 years of professional experience building, testing, debugging, and shipping native Android apps.
- Experience with consumer-facing apps that interact with BLE devices is a plus.
- Product-minded engineer with empathy for the member experience.
- Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Android Jetpack libraries and Android development ecosystem
- Strong understanding of Android app structure, lifecycle, concurrency (Coroutines), and memory management
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with modular architecture and scalable design systems (MVVM, MVI)
- Experience using Git and productivity tools like Jira, Confluence, and GitHub
- Exposure to mobile CI/CD workflows, Gradle build configuration, and mobile release processes
- 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.