Senior Software Engineer (Manufacturing Platform) at Whoop
Boston, MA
$150,000–$195,000from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building and owning the software platform that underpins hardware manufacturing — from early prototype builds through high-volume production. Day-to-day work spans Python-based automated test frameworks, AWS cloud services, internal APIs, and integrations with embedded devices and test equipment. The role suits an experienced software engineer comfortable bridging software and hardware domains across cross-functional teams.
Senior level · 5+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,400 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,050–1,800
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
Medium SOC confidence: the role is primarily a software developer building a manufacturing platform and cloud services (15-1252), but a significant portion of the work involves automated test equipment and test execution infrastructure, which overlaps with 15-1253 (Software QA Analysts and Testers). 15-1252 was chosen because the JD emphasizes architecting scalable platforms, cloud services, and APIs rather than writing/executing test scripts.
Hardware/embedded systems integration experience is explicitly flagged as 'highly preferred' in the qualifications section, placing it in the preferred (not required) category despite appearing alongside otherwise required skills.
The posting encourages candidates who don't meet every qualification to apply, suggesting the listed requirements are aspirational in some cases; however, all skills listed under the Qualifications section without explicit softening language are treated as hard gates.
Equity is described as a meaningful component of total compensation alongside the stated base salary range of $150,000–$195,000.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): hardware/embedded systems integration.
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