Remote-friendly Staff Software Engineer, Global Fulfillment Expansion

Whatnot; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vison

Work From Home Support

401k with employer match

Job summary

Whatnot, a leading live commerce platform, is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Fulfillment Expansion. You will tackle enterprise-scale challenges, partnering with product and design to deliver scalable, end-to-end solutions across multiple hubs.

There is a strong emphasis on hands-on coding, architecture, and mentorship. You’ll influence roadmaps, leverage data for decisions, and apply AI to improve quality and speed while maintaining safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-time software engineering experience, including building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills and a track record of leading substantial technical initiatives across teams.
• Hands-on engineering with the judgment to write code and document architectural decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to build scalable solutions.
• Own work end-to-end from ideation to monitoring and analysis.
• Design complex systems at the interface of digital and physical domains to enable scale.
• Set technical direction for Fulfillment and influence roadmaps across teams.
• Use AI thoughtfully to improve quality, speed, and debugging while ensuring correctness.

Skills

Distributed systems

Leadership

Mentorship

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

Whatnot, a leading live commerce platform, is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for Fulfillment Expansion. You will tackle enterprise-scale challenges, partnering with product and design to deliver scalable, end-to-end solutions across multiple hubs.

There is a strong emphasis on hands-on coding, architecture, and mentorship. You’ll influence roadmaps, leverage data for decisions, and apply AI to improve quality and speed while maintaining safety and reliability.