Requirements
- 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high-growth startups
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Ownership Mindset: Own projects holistically from inception to production and beyond. You are known for shipping high-quality products and platform level initiatives fast
- Product Instinct: Excel at translating internal stakeholder and operator needs into effective technical solutions
- Problem Solving: Thrive in ambiguity and tackle challenging problems with creativity and autonomy
- Team Leadership: Proactively mentor peers, drive technical standards, and foster an inclusive and high-performing team culture
Nice to Have
- Backend Expertise: Proven track record of building platform-level systems and scaling high-throughput backend infrastructure
- Experience with Python, Postgres and MySQL is a plus
Benefits
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support - Home office setup allowance - Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits - Monthly allowance for wellness - Annual allowance towards Childcare - Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app - All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!)
- Parental Leave - 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
Work Arrangement
Remote (City/Region) — New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles
Additional Information
- All employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job
- Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, San Francisco, Seattle, or Los Angeles hubs
- company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence
