Whatnot · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Merchant Tooling
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yr
5+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce through community and entertainment. The Software Engineer on the Merchant Tooling team will design and build large-scale systems to support complex customers by ensuring accurate data synchronization and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Delivering seamless, bi-directional data synchronization across marketplace, ecommerce, ERP, and other enterprise systems, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and low-latency data flow
Partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders—including Product, Inventory, Operations, and external partners—to understand business needs, translate them into technical requirements, and drive aligned outcomes
Architecting and evolving enterprise-grade systems that remain intuitive for developers, easy to iterate on, and capable of supporting rapid product growth
Contributing to and accelerating the broader Inventory team roadmap, providing technical insight, proactive problem-solving, and hands-on implementation support
Qualification
Required
5+ Years Of Generalist Software Development Experience In High Growth Startups
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
Experience building scalable systems (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript)
Ability to work across the stack (backend and frontend)
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
Proven track record of delivering features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
Ability to take ownership of an ambiguous area and define and then drive impact
Ability to flexibly work across multiple workstreams, thriving in a fast-paced environment
Scalability and data pipeline experience with SQL, dbt, etc
Preferred
Experience in Shopify, Channel Advisor, Magento, and other ecommerce SAAS products a plus
Experience in domain driven design a plus
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
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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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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