Whatnot is looking for a Software Engineer, Data to define technical direction and lead the development of our retrieval platform, which will power next-generation systems. This role drives innovation while ensuring scalability and performance, working cross-functionally to integrate data systems across the company.

What You'll Do

Define the technical direction and lead the development of the retrieval platform to power next-gen systems.
Drive innovation, ensuring the scalability and performance of our systems.
Work with a team of engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
Make key decisions about how we integrate data systems and implement them.
Align efforts to optimize other aspects of the company’s architecture, such as machine learning, real-time analytics, stream processing, and content understanding.

What We're Looking For

3+ years of professional experience.
Ability to write well-tested, API-driven applications and services that run at scale in production.
Track record of building scalable and performant distributed systems.
Expertise in managing cloud data stores (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, etc.) for processing and serving data products.
Expertise in streaming data systems such as Kafka, Flink, or Pulsar, and the ability to design and manage real-time processing pipelines at scale.
Strong experience supporting operational systems to ensure uptime, reliability, and maintainability, including monitoring, alerting, and incident management.
Experience managing cloud technologies (AWS or Google Cloud) and comfort with infrastructure-as-code approaches (e.g. Terraform).
Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (preferably Python), common algorithms and data structures, and software design principles.
Self-starter ethic, thriving under a high level of autonomy.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Technical Stack

Python
Data Stores: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift
Streaming: Kafka, Flink, Pulsar
Cloud: AWS, Google Cloud
Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform

Team & Environment

This is a highly cross-functional role within the Data team.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation: $180,000/year to $215,000/year + equity.
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 and 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.
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work.

Work Mode

This role is based in a local office. We are hiring for positions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law.