Remote Software Engineer — Scale 1M+ Live Commerce

Whatnot; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work From Home Support

401k match

Job summary

Whatnot, the leading live-commerce platform, seeks a technically curious engineer graduating in 2027 to own end-to-end projects from design to launch. You will build features for live-streams, scale buyer and seller flows, and shape a high-trust marketplace through scalable systems.

You will operate with autonomy, make trade-offs, and ship fast while learning new technologies and relocating if needed to hubs in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle.

Qualifications

• Graduated with a CS or Software Engineering degree by Summer 2027.
• Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker.
• Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users.
• Capable of building scalable systems.
• Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
• You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.
• Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly.
• Open to relocation to Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle.

Responsibilities

• Building new features for users in our live-streams.
• Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows.
• Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience.
• Writing product or system development code.
• Designing, implementing, and operating our most critical and scalable services.
• Carefully evaluating the technical tradeoffs of every decision.
• Supporting features at every phase, from design through implementation and launch.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues, network, or service operations and quality.

Skills

Product instincts

Problem solving

Bias toward action

Shipping fast

Rapid learning

Education

CS or Software Engineering degree

Job description

Whatnot, the leading live-commerce platform, seeks a technically curious engineer graduating in 2027 to own end-to-end projects from design to launch. You will build features for live-streams, scale buyer and seller flows, and shape a high-trust marketplace through scalable systems.

You will operate with autonomy, make trade-offs, and ship fast while learning new technologies and relocating if needed to hubs in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle.