Whatnot · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Discovery (Search)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yr
4+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The role of Search Engineer involves building the best search experience for users, focusing on algorithms and content understanding to enhance user engagement.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Building the best search experience for users to find the most relevant content on the platform: streams, products, and others in the community
Understanding, building and maintaining a healthy ecosystem, where buyers find engaging content and sellers thrive with their business
Focusing on a wide variety of problems: taxonomy, search and filters, retrieval and ranking algorithms, as well as content understanding
Making data informed decisions and shipping quickly to benefit users
Qualification
Required
4+ years of software engineering experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Software engineering experience with a track record of applying practical methods to solve real-world problems on consumer scale data
Experience in applied statistical and machine learning fields e.g. Search, Recommendations, Fraud & Anomaly Detection, Experimentation and Causal Analysis
Knowledge of at least 3 languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript, and are open to others)
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
You're an excellent problem solver and don't need to be told exactly what to do
Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
Proven track record of delivering features
Startup experience at a high-growth company
Benefits
Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance for wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
Company
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (20)
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2022 (10)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalGY Combinator Continuity FundAndreessen Horowitz
2025-10-28Series F· $225M
2025-01-08Series E· $265M
2022-07-21Series D· $260M
Leadership Team
Jeff Chang
Director of Engineering, Head of Growth
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