Mid-Senior Software Engineer, Discovery Infrastructure
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 Discovery Engineer at Whatnot, you will be responsible for building the best user experience for finding and engaging with the most relevant content on our platform: streams, products, and others in the community. Your work will focus on taxonomy, browse experience, search and recommendations algorithms, as well as content understanding. We make data-informed decisions and ship quickly to benefit our users.
👋 Who You Are
- 4+ years of software engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge of at least 3 languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript, and are open to others).
- Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
- Known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.
- Excellent problem solver and comfortable working across the stack (backend and frontend).
- Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly.
- Proven track record of delivering features.
- Product Management experience.
- AWS/DevOps experience.
- Startup experience at a high-growth company.
💰 Compensation
For US-based applicants: $215,000 - $285,000/year + benefits + stock options.
🎁 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
- Care benefits
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Parental Leave
💛 EOE Statement
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we 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.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Flexible Time off Policy and 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 allowance on food, $500 monthly allowance for wellness, $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare, $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning)
- 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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