Whatnot · 3 months ago
Software Engineer, 2026 New Grad
Seattle, WA, US
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$140K/yr - $150K/yrWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. They are seeking highly motivated individuals to join their engineering team post grad in 2026, focusing on building features and systems that enhance user experience in live-streams.
CollectiblesE-CommerceInformation TechnologyMarketplaceTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Building new features for users in our live-streams
Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows
Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience
Writing product or system development code
Designing, implementing, and operating our most critical and scalable services
Carefully evaluating the technical tradeoffs of every decision
Supporting features at every phase, from design through implementation and launch
Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues, network, or service operations and quality
Qualification
Required
Graduating with a CS or Software Engineering degree in Dec 2025 or by Summer 2026
Industry software engineering experience
Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker
Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users
Capable of building scalable systems
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
Open to relocation to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle
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.
Founded in 2019
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
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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