Senior Software Engineer (Quality, Health Records)

WHOOP
Boston, MA
On-site

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, WHOOP filed 1 H-1B position titled "SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) II". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with healthcare data expertise who lead test automation and infrastructure initiatives.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with healthcare data experience and leadership in test automation initiatives
    — “Healthcare experience is preferred, particularly with EHR/EMR data, FHIR and similar standards”
  • Individuals who have built reusable testing infrastructure and led complex technical projects
    — “Demonstrated ability to scope and lead complex technical initiatives”
  • Professionals with strong SQL and API testing skills, especially in data pipelines and validation
    — “Strong SQL and database skills, with experience validating data integrity, reconciliation, transformations, and complex data pipelines”

Things to consider

  • The role requires compliance knowledge with HIPAA and PHI-safe testing practices
    — “ensuring compliance with HIPAA requirements for PHI-safe testing”
  • Candidates must be comfortable working with distributed systems and event-driven infrastructure
    — “Experience with cloud and event-driven infrastructure”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with FHIR and healthcare data validation in your resume and interview stories
    — “healthcare data formats such as FHIR using Java, Python, SQL”
  • Highlight leadership in building reusable test infrastructure and mentoring engineers
    — “mentoring engineers and developing additional ownership for Health Records quality”
  • Showcase your ability to lead from technical planning to delivery in complex systems
    — “Lead complex quality and test-infrastructure initiatives from technical planning through delivery”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • defined quality strategy and test automation for Health Records
  • built reusable data-mocking capabilities
  • led complex quality and test-infrastructure initiatives
Typical background
4+ years of experience in SDET, QA Engineering, or related fieldstrong SQL and database skills

Skills & requirements

Required

Quality EngineeringTest AutomationData ValidationHealthcare DataCloud InfrastructureData-mocking

Preferred

FHIRHipaa ComplianceEvent-driven Systems

Stack & domain

JavaPythonSQLFHIRETLData ValidationApisDatabasesData PipelinesEvent-driven SystemsThird-party IntegrationsCloud InfrastructureTesting ServicesCollaborationCommunicationMentoringHealthcareSoftware Engineering

About the role

Original posting from WHOOP via Ashby

At WHOOP, we're on a mission to unlock and inspire performance for life. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will own quality engineering for Health Records while building shared data-mocking capabilities that support teams across WHOOP.

You will lead the testing strategy and test automation for Health Records, ensuring healthcare data is ingested, transformed, stored, and consumed accurately and reliably. In parallel, you will scope and build reusable data-mocking frameworks for internal data and third-party integrations that can be consumed by our testing services across Health and other product areas.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role spanning APIs, databases, data pipelines, event-driven systems, third-party integrations, healthcare data formats, cloud infrastructure, and internal testing services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Define the quality strategy and test automation for Health Records, validating data across ingestion, transformation, storage, and downstream consumption and establishing automated monitoring for data-quality regressions.
  • Design and build automated validation across APIs, databases, data pipelines, and healthcare data formats such as FHIR using Java, Python, SQL, and appropriate data-validation frameworks.
  • Scope, design, and build reusable data-mocking capabilities for teams across WHOOP, including internal data, third-party APIs, events, and data payloads. Drive adoption through integration with existing testing services, documentation, and common patterns.
  • Lead complex quality and test-infrastructure initiatives from technical planning through delivery, identifying risks, evaluating architectural tradeoffs, investigating systemic issues, and partnering with Engineering, Product, QA, and domain experts.
  • Establish and evolve engineering practices for data quality, testability, test data, observability, to ensure compliance with HIPAA requirements for PHI-safe testing, while mentoring engineers and developing additional ownership for Health Records quality.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 4+ years of experience in SDET, QA Engineering, Data Quality Engineering, ETL testing, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Strong SQL and database skills, with experience validating data integrity, reconciliation, transformations, and complex data pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, request/response patterns, events, and data payloads, including experience testing or mocking third-party integrations.
  • Experience building automation and reusable testing infrastructure using Java, Python, or similar programming languages.
  • Experience designing and testing ETL/ELT pipelines, distributed data flows, or other data-intensive systems, including failure, recovery, and edge-case scenarios.
  • Demonstrated ability to scope and lead complex technical initiatives, evaluate tradeoffs, influence technical direction, and build reusable solutions adopted by other engineers or teams.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills with technical and non-technical partners, along with experience mentoring engineers and raising engineering practices.
  • Healthcare experience is preferred, particularly with EHR/EMR data, FHIR and similar standards, clinical data, healthcare terminology, and HIPAA/PHI requirements.
  • Bonus: Experience with cloud and event-driven infrastructure, high-volume data pipelines, data-quality or observability frameworks, CI/CD quality gates, or FHIR validation tooling.

Source: WHOOP careers (Ashby)

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