Engineering Manager, Infrastructure

Whatnot; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 215,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a dynamic Engineering Manager to lead the Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a scalable backend platform that empowers engineers to deliver product features swiftly while ensuring a secure customer experience. You'll hire and mentor a talented team, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and manage projects that align with business goals. Join a rapidly growing organization that values creativity and problem-solving, and be part of shaping the future of ecommerce in a vibrant, remote-friendly environment.

Benefits

Flexible Time off Policy

Health Insurance options

Home office setup allowance

Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet

Monthly allowance on food and wellness

Annual allowance towards Childcare

401k offering with employer match

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Strong technical leader with hands-on experience in large distributed systems.
• Experience in hiring and developing engineers across platform applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a scalable platform for Whatnot engineers.
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure engineering to set strategic direction.

Skills

Problem Solving

Leadership

Technical Expertise in Distributed Systems

Project Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping, and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.

We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions from fashion, beauty, electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. Whatnot has something for everyone.

And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

The Platform Engineering team is responsible for building backend platforms on Whatnot. As the Engineering Manager of the Platform Engineering team, you’ll focus on developing, maintaining, and setting the vision for a scalable platform that serves and enables Whatnot engineers to develop product features at lightning speed while ensuring customers have a stable and secure experience.

In addition, you’ll:

1. Hire and develop engineers across all platform applications and backend systems.
2. Collaborate with product engineering and infrastructure engineering counterparts to set strategic direction of the team, advocating for technical platform solutions that help us grow Whatnot as a whole.
3. Plan and manage projects, coordinating and aligning your team‘s goals against others across the business.
4. Have hands-on experience with public cloud environments (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, Docker, and IaC tools like Terraform.
5. Have previous experience at a hyper-growth startup. You’re an excellent problem solver and a self-starter who can hit the ground running with little direction.
6. Be a technical leader with hands-on experience in large distributed systems.
7. Have experience leading a team of engineers, guiding them through both their career development and executing in a high growth environment.
8. Have low ego, an appetite to build, and employ good judgment in making hard trade-offs with limited resources.
9. Effectively recruit, mentor, retain, and measure high performing teams.
10. Manage stakeholders, competing priorities, and deal with ambiguity.
11. Have substantial hands-on experience of doing the job you’ll be managing.
12. Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

For Full-Time (Salary) US-based applicants: $215,000 - $285,000/year + benefits + equity

The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.

• 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 on both food and 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
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.