Engineering Manager, Global Orders Platform (Remote)

Whatnot; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

Health Insurance options

Work From Home Support

Care benefits

Retirement: 401k with employer match

Monthly allowance to dogfood the app

Parental Leave

Job summary

Whatnot seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee their global Orders Platform, ensuring seamless operations and exceptional customer experiences. This role is pivotal for managing order lifecycles and collaborating with cross-functional teams, focusing on reliability and technical excellence.

The ideal candidate should have strong backend engineering experience, leadership skills, and a commitment to operational excellence. Join us and help shape the future of commerce!

Qualifications

• Strong experience in backend or platform engineering.
• Experience managing engineering teams in fast-moving environments.
• A track record operating high-scale systems.
• Experience with complex order and workflow-heavy systems.
• The ability to set clear direction and keep a team focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers responsible for global orders.
• Own operations for the global Orders Platform.
• Partner with senior engineers on technical direction.
• Drive reliability and scale across the architecture.
• Ensure amazing customer experiences.

Skills

Backend or platform engineering experience

Managing engineering teams

High-scale systems operation

Experience with order or workflow-heavy systems

Strong technical judgment

High bar for engineering and operational excellence

Strong communication and leadership skills

Experience hiring and developing engineers

Tools

Python

Elixir

Go

Job description

Whatnot seeks an experienced engineering leader to oversee their global Orders Platform, ensuring seamless operations and exceptional customer experiences. This role is pivotal for managing order lifecycles and collaborating with cross-functional teams, focusing on reliability and technical excellence.

The ideal candidate should have strong backend engineering experience, leadership skills, and a commitment to operational excellence. Join us and help shape the future of commerce!