Senior AI/ML Engineer (AI Platform)
Company: Whoop
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description 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 by using AI to transform
continuous physiological data into clear insights and actionable
recommendations. Our AI platform is central to this mission,
turning raw physiological signals into trusted, personalized
guidance that members can act on every day. WHOOP is hiring a
Senior AI/ML Engineer to help scale the intelligence layer behind
WHOOP’s AI-powered experiences, including WHOOP Coach, AI-powered
Support, and new intelligent features across the product. In this
role, you will own core components of the AI Platform that power
our internal AI Studio: evaluation pipelines, fine-tuning
workflows, LLM observability, and experimentation tooling. You will
partner closely with product and data science to translate real
member needs into reliable, impactful AI systems that improve
continuously based on real-world usage. RESPONSIBILITIES: Design,
build, and operate production AI systems and scaffolding around
language models that power conversational, predictive, and
generative capabilities across WHOOP products. Lead end-to-end AI
system initiatives spanning problem definition, data flows, dataset
design, evaluation harnesses, deployment, and iteration in close
partnership with data science and product. Build and maintain
pipelines for collecting, curating, and reshaping messy,
multi-source data into high-quality, well-structured training and
evaluation datasets for language model–based systems.
Operationalize fine-tuning and evaluation workflows for large
language models behind member-facing features such as WHOOP Coach
and AI Support, including defining datasets, labels, and taxonomies
that reflect real member needs. Develop tooling and frameworks that
make experimentation, offline/online evaluation, and model
deployment faster, safer, and more repeatable, including robust
observability for AI features in production. Build and maintain
feedback loops that connect real member interactions, offline
evaluations, and training data updates so that models improve
continuously based on real-world behavior. Mentor other engineers
and data scientists, share best practices in applied AI/ML, and
help elevate the overall technical bar of the AI Platform team.
QUALIFICATIONS: 3 years of experience in applied machine learning,
AI engineering, or ML-focused software engineering roles, including
significant work in production environments. Hands-on experience
building with modern language models (open-weight or API-based),
including prompt design, fine-tuning, and rigorous evaluation.
Solid working understanding of ML fundamentals (dataset
construction, feature engineering, training workflows, evaluation
metrics, experiment design) sufficient to make good engineering
tradeoffs and partner effectively with data scientists. Familiarity
with modern LLM training and alignment techniques such as
supervised fine-tuning (SFT), direct preference optimization (DPO),
and reinforcement learning (RL), and how they influence data
requirements, evaluation strategies, and system design in
production. Proven track record building, shipping, and operating
ML-powered systems end to end, from data pipelines (batch and/or
streaming) that transform large datasets into usable training and
evaluation sets to production deployments with inference
optimization, observability, and lifecycle management. Strong
proficiency in data manipulation and analysis, including working
with messy, multi-source, and semi-structured data and translating
product questions into well-defined datasets, labels, and
evaluation splits. Familiarity with best practices for secure,
privacy-aware AI and working with sensitive data. Excellent
communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to
influence across teams and drive alignment on technical direction.
Learn more about our Software Org and how to be successful in your
engineering career at WHOOP via our Career Framework . Also check
out our AI studio blog here. This role is based in the WHOOP office
located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to
relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.
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. WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility. It is
unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector
test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An
employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal
penalties and civil liability. The WHOOP compensation philosophy is
designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by
offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and
consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.
At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base
salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key
differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success
of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own
part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and
success. The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is
$150,000 - $210,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level,
and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors
such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant
education or training. In addition to the base salary, the
successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous
equity package. These ranges may be modified in the future to
reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While
most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the
range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific
qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s
requirements. Learn more about WHOOP .
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