Whatnot · 2 hours ago
Engineering Manager, Mobile
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$280K/yr - $330K/yr
10+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The Engineering Manager, Mobile will lead teams responsible for the mobile foundations that power iOS and Android, ensuring apps are fast, reliable, and scalable while partnering with various teams to align mobile architecture with company goals.
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Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of highly skilled engineers, guiding them through complex Lead and mentor multiple mobile-focused engineering teams, supporting both iOS and Android development and fostering strong technical leadership across platforms
Define and drive a long-term mobile platform strategy, balancing near-term delivery with foundational investments in performance, reliability, and developer experience
Champion mobile performance and observability, ensuring teams deeply understand app health, user experience metrics, and production behavior at scale
Partner closely with product, design, infrastructure, and data teams to ensure mobile architecture and execution align with broader company goals
Drive clarity and alignment across teams by setting expectations, building buy-in, and navigating complex cross-functional tradeoffs
Establish and evolve best practices around mobile architecture, testing, release quality, and technical debt management
Support and grow senior ICs and managers, creating clear growth paths and a strong bench of mobile leadership
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience leading mobile teams (iOS, Android, or both)
A strong technical foundation in mobile application architecture, performance optimization, and production reliability
Deep familiarity with mobile observability and performance tooling, and a strong intuition for diagnosing real-world app issues
Experience leading teams through ambiguous, high-impact initiatives that require cross-team coordination and influence
A collaborative leadership style — comfortable driving decisions and navigating trade-offs
Proven ability to scale teams, develop leaders, and create healthy, high-performing engineering cultures
Comfort operating at both the strategic and tactical levels, with the judgment to know when to zoom in and when to step back
Preferred
Bonus: experience working closely with backend or platform teams, or contributing to backend systems directly earlier in your career
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
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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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