Role Overview
As a Senior Software Engineer in Infrastructure at Whatnot, you will play a pivotal role in building and scaling our best-in-class live streaming and marketplace services. This position is crucial for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and scalability of our production systems. You will collaborate closely with the engineering team to deploy services across various environments and handle capacity and traffic spikes effectively.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the availability, performance, security, and scalability of production systems.
- Work with the engineering team to deploy services across different environments.
- Scale for capacity and traffic spikes of 20x normal load during high-volume events.
- Provide recommendations for architecture and process improvements.
- Maintain an efficient CI/CD pipeline to help developers ship software faster and safer.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, building scalable systems that can handle millions of users.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience in a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, Docker, and/or Terraform.
- Expert knowledge of various CI/CD workflows.
- Exceptional coding skills.
Who You Are
- A self-starter who can hit the ground running with little direction.
- Low ego, with a growth mindset, leaning into action and high impact.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary range of $185,000 - $245,000/year.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, and more.
- Generous allowances for home office setup, food, wellness, and childcare.
- Retirement plans with employer match and family planning benefits.
- Flexible time off policy and company-wide holidays.
EOE Statement
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, or disability status.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Medical insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible Time off Policy
- Company-wide Holidays
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- $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, 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
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
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