Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
Requirements
- Lead the design and evolution of large, distributed systems that power live auctions, payments, search, recommendations, trust systems, growth funnels, and more.
- Own ambiguous, high-leverage technical problems from inception to production — and set the long-term architectural direction.
- Act as the technical lead for major initiatives, driving alignment across multiple teams without formal management authority.
- Balance urgency and technical excellence, making principled trade-offs that unlock rapid iteration without sacrificing long-term scalability.
- Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, mentorship, and hands-on contributions to critical systems.
- Partner with leadership to identify the highest-impact investments for scaling reliability, performance, and developer velocity.
- Help Whatnot scale through its next phase of hypergrowth, ensuring our systems remain resilient as we expand globally.
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, 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
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- Parental Leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
