Whatnot · 2 days ago
Frontend Engineer, Inventory Experience
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$170K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The role focuses on supporting sellers in managing their merchandise and building an improved selling experience on the platform.
MarketplaceE-CommercePaymentsInformation TechnologyCollectiblesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Support sellers with managing their merchandise on Whatnot
Represent merchandise accurately to reach more buyers
Build a redesigned vision for how sellers sell live on Whatnot
Implement pixel perfect design following design team specifications
Own projects from inception to production and beyond
Qualification
Required
3+ years of software engineering experience
Expert in frontend web development with React
Using GraphQL for API development
Experience with modern frontend applications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Excellent product instincts, thinking about users rather than the best technical solution
Ability to implement pixel perfect design, following what the design team is asking for
Comfortable sharing insights and pushing back on team ideas to call out potential blind spots
Proven track record of delivering features end-to-end
Strong ownership instincts and ability to own projects from inception to production and beyond
Preferred
Exposure to Next.js framework
Web or Mobile Experience: Next.js on Web or Native mobile development
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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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalG,DST Globalavra,DST Global,GreycroftCapitalG
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
2026-02-06
2026-02-02
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