Staff Software Engineer
WhatnotSan Francisco, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States • New York, New York, United States • Los Angeles, California, United States
Posted March 11, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, enabling anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Job Description
Join Whatnot, the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, as a Staff Software Engineer. Lead the design and evolution of large, distributed systems and drive technical innovation to shape the future of commerce.
Requirements
- 8+ years of full-time software engineering experience
- Experience at high-growth technology companies with significant year-over-year user or revenue growth
- Proven track record of leading large technical initiatives in fast-scaling environments
- Strong foundation in backend and frontend development
- Experience designing and evolving distributed systems at scale
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) and Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- Parental Leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work