Software Engineer - Remote: Build Scalable Live Commerce Features

Whatnot; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vis

Work From Home Support

Home office setup allowance

Cell phone & internet allowance

Wellness allowance

Childcare allowance

401k employer match up to 4%

Pension plans internationally

Parental leave: 16 weeks

Dogfooding budget

Job summary

Whatnot seeks engineers joining post-grad in 2027 to own projects from start to finish. The role emphasizes sound product decisions, high-quality shipping, and autonomy within a trusted marketplace environment.

We offer remote work and hub-based offices in the US, with a bias toward planning, problem-solving, and collaboration in person. You should be near one of our hubs: Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle.

Qualifications

• Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker.
• Excellent product instincts; you put users first.
• You ship products and features lightning-fast.

Responsibilities

• Building new features for users in our live-streams.
• Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale buyer and seller flows.
• Building systems at scale that 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 from design through launch.
• Triage product or system issues and diagnose root causes.

Job description

Whatnot seeks engineers joining post-grad in 2027 to own projects from start to finish. The role emphasizes sound product decisions, high-quality shipping, and autonomy within a trusted marketplace environment.

We offer remote work and hub-based offices in the US, with a bias toward planning, problem-solving, and collaboration in person. You should be near one of our hubs: Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle.