Software Engineer, Buyer Growth

Whatnot; New York (NY); Remote; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Whatnot is seeking a Software Engineer Growth to join their team in New York. In this role, you will drive growth through innovative initiatives, collaborate on end-to-end user experiences, and leverage your expertise to enhance user retention in a thriving community-focused e-commerce environment.

Benefits

Health insurance options including Medical, Dental, and Vision

Work from home support

Retirement plans with employer match

Dogfooding allowance

16 weeks paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high-growth tech companies.
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end user-facing products.
• Experience building e-commerce or social products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale critical growth initiatives such as onboarding flows and referral systems.
• Design end-to-end systems impacting millions of users.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering excellence.

Skills

Software Engineering

Growth Mindset

Proactive Approach

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We're redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we're building the future of online marketplaces—together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we're just getting started! As one of the fastest-growing marketplaces, we're looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs, and join us to turn your passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

The Buyer Growth team is responsible for driving Whatnot's top-of-funnel growth and first-time buyer success. We focus on acquisition, activation, and early retention, partnering closely with product, data, design, and marketing to build experiences that bring new users into the ecosystem and turn them into loyal customers. In this role, you will :

• Lead and scale critical growth initiatives such as onboarding flows, referral systems, guest browsing, notification systems.
• Design and own end-to-end systems , from backend services to frontend experiences, impacting millions of users. Drive architectural decisions to ensure reliability, scalability, and extensibility as we grow rapidly.
• Collaborate across teams to identify high-leverage growth opportunities and rapidly iterate on experiments.
• Monitor and improve funnels to increase new user conversion and retention.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering excellence across the team.

Location : US-Based

Team members in this role should be within commuting distance of our hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York.

We value a growth mindset, humility, and a proactive approach to high-impact work.

Qualifications :

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high-growth tech companies.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of delivering end-to-end user-facing products and working across the stack (backend and frontend).
• Ownership of ambiguous areas and driving impact.
• Ability to work across multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred : Experience building e-commerce or social products.

Compensation :

Salary range : $185,000 to $205,000 / year + benefits + equity. Final salary depends on experience, skills, and level.

Benefits :

• Health insurance options including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Work from home support : home office setup allowance, monthly allowance for phone and internet.
• Retirement plans : 401(k) with employer match (up to 4%) in the US, pension plans internationally.
• Dogfooding allowance : develop a deep understanding of our product by using Whatnot as a buyer and seller.
• Parental leave : 16 weeks paid parental leave plus a one-month gradual return to work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Whatnot values diversity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability, or any other protected status. We believe diverse teams make us stronger and our culture better.

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