Product Designer, Discovery

Whatnot; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday & time off policy

Health insurance options (Medical, D&P

Work from home support

Retirement; 401k with employer match (

Job summary

Whatnot is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join the Buyer Discovery pod, focusing on Discovery, Ads, and Notifications. You will design buyer-facing experiences across mobile and web, shaping how buyers find sellers, shows, and products while balancing seller value and ecosystem health.

You’ll collaborate with product, engineering, data, and design peers on iterative, high-impact work and help expand live commerce experiences with user-centered design at the core.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing digital products.
• Strong visual and interaction design fundamentals.
• A portfolio that shows craft, clarity of thinking, and care for the end-to-end user experience.
• Curiosity about how design supports user needs and business outcomes.
• Excitement for consumer-facing product experiences with high visibility and iteration.
• Comfort collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other designers.
• A willingness to learn quickly, ask good questions, and incorporate feedback.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and a desire to refine until the work feels right.

Responsibilities

• Design buyer-facing experiences across Discovery, Ads, and Notifications.
• Create flows, mocks, prototypes, and polished UI.
• Partner with product, engineering, data, and design peers to test ideas and improve the user experience.
• Contribute to the Messaging Platform to bring buyers back at the right moment with relevant content.
• Participate in critiques and iterate quickly.

Skills

Visual design

Interaction design

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Remote - Los Angeles, California, United States · San Francisco, California, United States · New York, New York, United States · Seattle, Washington, United States

Jul 16, 2026

$153,000 - $235,000/year

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.

As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.

Discovery is one of the most important product areas at Whatnot. It shapes how buyers find shows, sellers, products, and categories they love — and how sellers build durable businesses through better reach and stronger buyer connections. Our work sits at the center of a complex matching problem: helping the right buyers find the right content at the right moment, in ways that feel relevant, trustworthy, and exciting.

As Discovery evolves, we’re expanding beyond the feed itself into adjacent surfaces that help buyers come back more often and engage more deeply. That includes notifications that extend discovery out of the app, and ad experiences that help sellers grow while still feeling useful and native to buyers.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our Buyer Discovery pod at Whatnot. You’ll help design buyer-facing experiences focused on Discovery, with a particular emphasis on Ads and Notifications.

In this role, you’ll work on experiences that help buyers discover relevant sellers, shows, products, and categories — both in product and through re-engagement surfaces like push notifications. You’ll also help shape ad experiences that feel relevant, well-integrated, and additive rather than disruptive. This is a great role for a designer who is excited by fast-moving consumer product work, strong cross-functional collaboration, and the opportunity to grow quickly through high-impact projects.

You will:

Design thoughtful, intuitive user experiences across buyer discovery surfaces on mobile and web

Contribute to the Messaging Platform that bring buyers back at the right moment with relevant, engaging content

Help shape Ad Experiences within discovery surfaces in ways that balance buyer relevance, seller value, and overall ecosystem health

Create flows, mocks, prototypes, and polished UI that clearly communicate design intent

Partner closely with product, engineering, data, and design peers to explore ideas, test hypotheses, and improve the user experience

Participate in critiques and feedback loops, and iterate quickly based on learnings

Sweat the details while keeping sight of the broader user and business goals

You’ll report to a Design leader and will have the option to either work from one of our office hubs (LA, SF, NY, or SEA) or remote (U.S. only).

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

As our next Senior Product Designer, you likely have 5+ years of experience designing digital products, plus:

Strong visual and interaction design fundamentals

A portfolio that shows craft, clarity of thinking, and care for the end-to-end user experience

Curiosity about how design can support both user needs and business outcomes

Excitement to work on consumer-facing product experiences with high visibility and lots of iteration

Comfort collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other designers

A willingness to learn quickly, ask good questions, and incorporate feedback

Strong communication skills in both verbal and written form

High attention to detail and a desire to keep refining until the work feels right

Nice to have:

Interest in personalization, discovery systems, recommendations, or growth-oriented product work

Excitement for live commerce, collecting, or online communities

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision

Work From Home Support

Care benefits

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

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.

Whatnot

Whatnot - The Live Shopping Marketplace. Shop, sell, and connect around the things you love.

Whatnot is a leading livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, merging community, commerce, and entertainment with a diverse range of products.

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