Software Engineer, Merchant Tooling
WhatnotLos Angeles, California, United States ā¢ New York, New York, United States ā¢ Seattle, Washington, United States ā¢ San Francisco, California, United States
Posted January 15, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love.
Job Description
Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! As a Software Engineer on the Merchant Tooling team, you will design and build large-scale, highly reliable systems that support our largest and most complex customers. Your work will focus on delivering seamless data synchronization, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, and architecting enterprise-grade systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of generalist software development experience in high growth startups
- Bachelorās Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
- Experience building scalable systems with Python, Elixir, and JavaScript
- Ability to work across the stack (backend and frontend)
- Excellent product instincts
- Proven track record of delivering features
- Ability to take ownership of an ambiguous area and define and then drive impact
- Ability to flexibly work across multiple workstreams
Benefits
- Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- Home office setup allowance
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- Monthly allowance for wellness
- Annual allowance towards Childcare
- Lifetime benefit for family planning
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary)
- Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- Parental Leave