Whatnot · 1 day ago
Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$190K/yr - $245K/yr
5+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The Software Engineer will design and develop software systems to improve the company's metrics and optimize software for speed and scalability while leading best practices in backend development.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Design and develop software systems and applications to significantly improve the company's top-line metrics
Analyze and design software features based on business metrics collected from buyer and seller experiences
Recommend software upgrades for existing systems
Optimize software for speed and scalability
Develop new and improved features that help new users understand the product, including authentication, activation, email notifications, SEO, and performance marketing
Lead the team in best practices in backend development
Represent the team’s remit to other cross-functional teams to navigate X-team projects and collaboration
Achieve team goals in increasing the number of satisfied buyers and weekly new live sellers (WNLS) on the platform through experimentation and data analysis, while also maintaining seller and GMV retention
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Five (5) years of experience as a Software Engineer or related occupation
Experience with building scalable systems using Python, Elixir, or JavaScript
Experience delivering features and shipping products
Experience with Python A/B testing for experimentation
Experience with SQL for data analysis
Experience with monitoring tools for logging and dashboarding
Experience with Backend as a Service (BaaS)
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 leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
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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