Whatnot · 5 hours ago
Software Engineer, WebRTC
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $260K/yr
6+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The Video Engineer role focuses on enhancing the platform's video quality and developing innovative tools for sellers to maximize engagement and sales.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Implement robust measurement and observability
Build video recording pipeline for T&S and user experience
Develop initial seller tools for enhanced livestream interaction
Advance our video features for flawless user experiences
Inform long term video strategy including framework success criteria and creation
Lead the innovation in seller tools, enabling peak streaming performance
Evaluate and onboard new video providers
Qualification
Required
6+ years of software engineering experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Experience with scaled WebRTC system
Excellent ability to translate product requirements to a scalable system. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
You are known for the high quality of your engineering designs
You're an excellent problem solver and don't need to be told exactly what to do
AWS/DevOps experience
Benefits
Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
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
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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
Recent News
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