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Senior Platform Engineer (Kubernetes, Application Infrastructure)

WHOOP

Skills

Required

  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Java / C# / Python
  • multi-cluster
  • inter-cluster communication patterns
  • cloud infrastructure
  • IAM
  • VPC
  • EC2
  • S3
  • RDS
  • CloudTrail
  • Terraform
  • Kafka

Preferred

  • infrastructure
  • RBAC
  • pod security standards
  • WHOOP
  • WHOOP’s
  • CI/CD

Join WHOOP, a leading performance optimization company, as a Senior Platform Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for driving large-scale architecture projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring optimal performance and stability for the entire software delivery pipeline. You will design, develop, and operate WHOOP's Kubernetes clusters, advance CI/CD capabilities, and mentor engineers on the Application Infrastructure team. Enjoy a flexible vacation policy, competitive benefits package, and a complimentary WHOOP membership.

5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform, Site Reliability, CloudEngineering, or Backend Software Engineering roles

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

  • You bring a security-first mindset to everything you build and operate
  • You enjoy working on infrastructure that enables hundreds of engineers to move faster
  • You enjoy teaching, mentoring, and raising the technical bar for those around you

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and operate WHOOP’s Kubernetes clusters running on AWS infrastructure, driving architectural decisions to improve scalability, resiliency, performance, and security.
  • Build systems and tooling that increase deployment safety and accelerate release velocity to Kubernetes, advancing CI/CD capabilities to support frequent, reliable production deployments.
  • Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineers on the Application Infrastructure team, helping to define and execute the long-term roadmap for infrastructure and Kubernetes management at WHOOP.
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components

Requirements

  • Experience developing backend or infrastructure-adjacent services using Java, C#, or Python
  • Experience with multi-cluster Kubernetes environments and inter-cluster communication patterns
  • Hands-on experience operating cloud infrastructure, preferably in AWS (e.g., IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, CloudTrail, Organizations)
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform)
  • Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and prioritizing work for maximum business impact
  • Proven ability to evaluate system performance, identify bottlenecks, and use data to drive improvements
  • Strong knowledge of container networking concepts, including overlay networking, service meshes, and network policies
  • You’re curious, adaptable, and excited to learn across a wide range of systems and technologies
  • You’re comfortable operating in complex, high-scale production environments
  • Experience operating Kafka or other large-scale distributed systems
  • Exposure to service reliability practices such as SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets

Preferred

  • Experience with Kubernetes security best practices, including RBAC, secrets management, and pod security standards
  • Prior experience supporting compliance or security-focused infrastructure initiatives

Pay

USD 150,000 - 215,000

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