Remote Senior Software Engineer — Scalable Live Commerce

Talentify; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work From Home Support

Home office setup allowance

Cell phone and internet allowance

Wellness allowance

Childcare allowance

Family planning support

401k match (US)

Job summary

Whatnot, a leading live commerce platform, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable systems powering a fast-growing marketplace. You will partner with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering to convert ambiguous problems into scalable solutions reaching millions of buyers and sellers.

You will work on distributed backend and frontend systems using Python, Elixir, and JavaScript, shaping how live commerce scales globally.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience.
• Experience building and operating scalable backend or full-stack systems in production.
• Track record of owning complex technical projects from design through launch.
• Strong system design skills and distributed systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable distributed systems that power core marketplace experiences.
• Own complex technical projects from inception through production, balancing speed, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
• Break down ambiguous product and platform problems into clear technical solutions and drive them to completion.
• Lead the engineering execution of projects, coordinating with multiple engineers and cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact outcomes.
• Raise the technical bar through thoughtful code reviews, design discussions, operational excellence, and mentorship.
• Make pragmatic technical decisions that enable the team to move quickly while building for long-term scale.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve developer velocity, system reliability, and customer experience.

Skills

5+ years experience

Distributed systems

Backend/Full-stack

Code reviews

Mentorship

Cross-functional

Education

N/A

Tools

Python

Elixir

JavaScript

Job description

Whatnot, a leading live commerce platform, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and deliver scalable systems powering a fast-growing marketplace. You will partner with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering to convert ambiguous problems into scalable solutions reaching millions of buyers and sellers.

You will work on distributed backend and frontend systems using Python, Elixir, and JavaScript, shaping how live commerce scales globally.