Software Engineer, Search & Discovery Platform
WhatnotSan Francisco, California, United States • Los Angeles, California, United States • New York, New York, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted October 28, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, and we're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West.
Job Description
Join Whatnot as a Software Engineer to shape the Discovery Platform and build a world-class scalable system for live shopping. Work remotely or from one of our global office hubs. We value in-person time for planning and problem-solving.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in building and scaling a platform to handle high volume/throughput applications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or related field
- Expertise in machine learning fields, designing and building scalable backend systems, and familiarity with cloud computing platforms
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