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Backend Engineer, Discovery

Whatnot

🚀 About Whatnot

Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping, and entertainment. As a remote-first team, we operate out of hubs within the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Germany.

💻 The Role

As a Backend Engineer in the Discovery department, you will be instrumental in creating an engaging user experience by building and maintaining a healthy ecosystem on our platform. Your work will involve developing taxonomy, browse experience, search and recommendations algorithms, and content understanding systems. We value data-informed decisions and prioritize shipping quickly to enhance user benefits.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable and maintainable backend systems.
  • Develop taxonomy and content management systems applicable to new product features and recommendation algorithms.
  • Prototype new ideas quickly and build them for extreme scale while coordinating with other teams.
  • Mentor team members and foster an inclusive, supportive team environment.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages; specific knowledge of Python, Elixir, and JavaScript is advantageous but not required.
  • Strong product instincts with a focus on user-first solutions.
  • Experience in taxonomy, category graph systems, and machine learning fields like recommendations, content understanding, and search is a plus.

💰 Compensation

For US-based applicants, the salary range is $185,000 - $245,000/year plus benefits and stock options. The final salary will depend on level, experience, skills, and expertise.

🎁 Benefits

  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays.
  • Comprehensive Health Insurance options.
  • Generous Work From Home Support.
  • Extensive Care benefits.
  • Retirement plans with employer contributions.
  • Parental Leave with a gradual return to work option.

💛 Equal Opportunity Employer

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate based on 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.

Benefits
Extracted with AI

  • Flexible Time off Policy
  • Company-wide Holidays
  • Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Work From Home Support ($1,000 home office setup, $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet)
  • Care benefits ($450 monthly food allowance, $500 monthly wellness allowance, $5,000 annual childcare allowance, $20,000 lifetime family planning benefit)
  • Retirement (401k with employer match up to 4%, Pension plans internationally)
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work

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