Senior Staff Engineer: Cross-Org Impact at Scale

Whatnot; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 280,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Whatnot is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to drive cross-org technical impact, shape direction through RFCs and architecture reviews, and steward the health of large-scale systems. You will mentor teams, deliver cross-functional initiatives, and build durable patterns while maintaining high reliability and performance for a consumer-scale platform used by buyers and sellers.

Whatnot values hands-on leadership and collaboration, encouraging thoughtful trade-offs and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Track record of cross-org impact beyond a single team.
• Experience delivering on complex cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-org technical impact by creating capabilities that don't yet exist.
• Establish technical direction across org boundaries via RFCs and architecture reviews.
• Spot systemic risks and opportunities, staying close to the business.
• Mentor engineers and shape engineering culture.
• Steward the health of multiple systems and guide their evolution.

Skills

Cross-org leadership

Consumer-scale systems

Architectural judgment

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Whatnot is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to drive cross-org technical impact, shape direction through RFCs and architecture reviews, and steward the health of large-scale systems. You will mentor teams, deliver cross-functional initiatives, and build durable patterns while maintaining high reliability and performance for a consumer-scale platform used by buyers and sellers.

Whatnot values hands-on leadership and collaboration, encouraging thoughtful trade-offs and continuous improvement across