Remote Engineering Manager: Lead Live-Commerce Platform

Whatnot; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Company holidays

Health insurance

Work from home

Home office setup

Cellphone + internet allowance

Wellness allowance

Childcare allowance

Family planning assistance

401k with employer match

Pension plans international

Job summary

Whatnot is hiring Engineering Managers to lead high-priority areas of our live commerce platform. You will guide technical direction, own architecture, and build high-performing teams that ship complex web and mobile features at scale.

You will partner with product, design, and other stakeholders to deliver impactful products while ensuring quality and operational excellence. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical capability, and a track record of delivering in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams, supporting career development while delivering results in a high-growth environment.
• Low ego, builder mindset, sound judgment for tough trade-offs with limited resources.
• Proven ability to recruit, mentor, retain, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Hands-on technical leadership building and operating large-scale distributed systems and complex web/mobile apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams across high-priority areas of the business.
• Own architecture, execution, and growth of engineering teams.
• Drive technical excellence and outcomes with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Recruiting

Mentoring

Distributed systems

Web/mobile applications

Product intuition

Stakeholder management

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Distributed systems

Job description

Whatnot is hiring Engineering Managers to lead high-priority areas of our live commerce platform. You will guide technical direction, own architecture, and build high-performing teams that ship complex web and mobile features at scale.

You will partner with product, design, and other stakeholders to deliver impactful products while ensuring quality and operational excellence. This role requires strong leadership, hands-on technical capability, and a track record of delivering in a fast-growing