Whoop
Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes, Application Infrastructure)
$150K–$215K
Boston, MA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in DevOps, Platform, Site Reliability, Cloud Engineering, or Backend Software Engineering roles.
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility.
About the job
Designs and operates WHOOP’s Kubernetes and application infrastructure, improving the safety, reliability, security, and speed of software delivery.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and operate Kubernetes clusters on AWS and improve the build and deployment platform.
- Build tooling and advance CI/CD to make deployments safer and releases faster.
- Lead infrastructure architecture and reliability work, collaborate across teams, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components, container networking, and multi-cluster environments.
- Hands-on experience operating cloud infrastructure and Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Experience developing backend or infrastructure-adjacent services using Java, C#, or Python.
- Proven ability to assess performance and improve systems, and to collaborate with stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience operating Kafka or other large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with Kubernetes security practices, reliability practices, or compliance-focused infrastructure.
Pay
$150,000 - $215,000 USD base salary
Tools
Kubernetes, AWS, IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, Terraform
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