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Software Engineer III, Workout API

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Workout API team plays a key role in delivering Peloton’s end-to-end workout experience, from the moment a workout begins to when it ends. We’re focused on building reliable, scalable systems that support a seamless fitness journey for millions of members around the world.

We’re looking for a Backend Software Engineer who’s passionate about designing and running high-scale, distributed systems. In this role, you’ll develop the infrastructure and services behind critical member experiences. You’ll work on systems that require thoughtful architecture, high availability, and strong performance by solving challenges around scale, event-driven design, observability, and data modeling.

You’ll contribute to both feature development and the underlying technical foundation that helps our teams move quickly and confidently.

YOUR DAILY IMPACT AT PELOTON

  • Build and scale backend services, optimizing for resource utilization, partitioning, and load balancing
  • Design event-driven systems using technologies like Kafka, SQS, or similar technologies
  • Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs and build observability via structured logging, metrics, and alerting
  • Design resilient data models and queries across Postgres, DynamoDB, and OpenSearch
  • Implement and tune caching layers (e.g., Redis, Caffeine) for performance and reliability
  • Write clean, maintainable code in Kotlin and Python
  • Partner with engineers, PMs, and stakeholders to define APIs and technical strategies
  • Contribute to system architecture and champion scalable, maintainable patterns

YOU BRING TO PELOTON

  • 3+ years building and operating backend services in production environments
  • Proven experience building and maintaining distributed systems for high scale, high availability, and low latency
  • Proficiency in one or more of our core backend languages: Kotlin, Java, or Python
  • Familiarity with microservices and API design (REST, gRPC)
  • Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc.)
    , with an eye for performance and trade-offs
  • Experience working with message queues and even-driven patterns (Kafka, SQS, Pub/Sub)
  • Comfort with containerization, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and modern deployment practices
  • A mindset focused on monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness
  • A strong ownership mindset and clear, empathetic communication style
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, ask good questions, and move forward with action

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The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position based at our New York City headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation, experience and business objectives and if the location for the job changes. Our base salary is just one component of Peloton’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits.

As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing for our employees and their family. To achieve this goal, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including:

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance 
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Access to mental health services
  • 401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave 
  • Child care and family care discounts
  • Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
  • Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
  • Pet insurance and so much more!
Base Salary Range
$140,400$166,100 USD

 

ABOUT PELOTON:

Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) provides Members with expert instruction, and world class content to create impactful and entertaining workout experiences for anyone, anywhere and at any stage in their fitness journey. At home, outdoors, traveling, or at the gym, Peloton brings together innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has millions of Members across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Austria. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com.

Peloton is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Peloton, where all team members, applicants, and other covered persons are considered on the basis of their personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law. This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all practices and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.  If you would like to request any accommodations from application through to interview, please email: applicantaccommodations@onepeloton.com.

At Peloton, we embrace technology, including AI, to enhance productivity and accelerate innovation in the work we do for our members, However, in our hiring process, our priority remains in getting to know you and your unique qualifications. To ensure a fair and equitable process, we do not permit the use of AI tools during any stage of the application and interview process. In considering you as an applicant, we want to understand your skills, experiences, and motivations without mediation through an AI system. We also want to directly assess your communication skills without the use of an AI tool. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable to applicants applying for positions in these jurisdictions.

Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Peloton does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted here on our careers page and all communications from the Peloton recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @onepeloton.com email address. 

If you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Peloton, please email applicantaccommodations@onepeloton.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.

Peloton does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Peloton employees or any other organization location. Peloton is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.



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Take Risks
Casual Dress Code
Startup Mindset
Emails over Meetings
Collaboration over Competition
Fast-Paced
Growth & Learning
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Customer-Centric
Social Impact Driven
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Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Resources
Life insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Conferences Stipend
Education Stipend
Learning & Development
Bias Training
Performance Bonus
Profit-Sharing
Equity
Donation Matching
Mixe-Ability Accomodations
Work Visa Sponsorship
Commuter Benefits
Employee Resource Groups
Maternity Leave
Paid Time-Off
Paid Volunteer Time
Unlimited Vacation
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