Role Overview
Join the Community team at Whatnot as a Senior Backend Engineer and contribute to building the social aspects of our platform that foster lasting connections between sellers and buyers. This role is crucial for buyer retention and is a primary driver for Whatnot’s business success. You will be part of a full-stack team that owns end-to-end product experiences including live shows, chatting, messaging, user profiles, tipping, and social sharing.
Responsibilities
- Drive the development of new strategic initiatives, scale our existing experiences, and prototype ideas to inform our roadmap.
- Design systems with high concurrency, low latency, and stability in mind, focusing on real-time user interactions and critical monetization flows.
- Mentor other team members, fostering an inclusive and supportive team culture.
- Own projects holistically from inception to production and beyond, known for shipping products and features at a lightning-fast pace.
Qualifications
- 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.
- Proven track record of designing and building highly scalable, maintainable systems in multiple languages (Python, Elixir, JavaScript preferred).
- Experience with performant, real-time systems such as chat, auctions, and multiplayer games is preferred.
- Strong product instinct, excelling at translating user needs into effective technical solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, thriving in ambiguity and tackling challenging problems with autonomy.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in team settings.
Benefits
Whatnot offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible time off, company-wide holidays, a generous home office setup allowance, monthly allowances for cell phone, internet, food, and wellness, significant allowances for childcare and family planning, retirement plans, and extended parental leave.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Medical insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible Time off Policy
- Company-wide Holidays
- $1,000 home office setup allowance
- $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 plans
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
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