Whatnot
Software Engineer, 2025 New Grad, Notifications Platform
Whatnot, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Overview
Join to apply for the Software Engineer, 2025 New Grad, Notifications Platform role at Whatnot. This range is provided by Whatnot. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range
$130,000.00/yr - $140,000.00/yr About Whatnot
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Were re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, were inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, were building the future of online marketplacestogether. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. And were just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, were looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce. Role
We are looking for intellectually curious, highly motivated individuals to join us post grad in 2025. The most important skills youll need to have are making sound product decisions and shipping high-quality products fast. We look for engineers with great product instincts who can own whole projects from start to finish. Responsibilities
Building new features for users in our live-streams Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience Writing product or system development code Designing, implementing, and operating our most critical and scalable services Carefully evaluating the technical tradeoffs of every decision Supporting features at every phase, from design through implementation and launch Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues, network, or service operations and quality. Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco hubs. You
Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here. As our next Engineer you should have some industry software engineering experience, plus: Graduated with a CS or Software Engineering degree in Dec 2024 or by Summer 2025 Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users Capable of building scalable systems Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly Open to relocation to SF, LA, or NYC Benefits
Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) 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
All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce. Note
Compensation Range: $130K - $140K #J-18808-Ljbffr
Join to apply for the Software Engineer, 2025 New Grad, Notifications Platform role at Whatnot. This range is provided by Whatnot. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range
$130,000.00/yr - $140,000.00/yr About Whatnot
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Were re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, were inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, were building the future of online marketplacestogether. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. And were just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, were looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce. Role
We are looking for intellectually curious, highly motivated individuals to join us post grad in 2025. The most important skills youll need to have are making sound product decisions and shipping high-quality products fast. We look for engineers with great product instincts who can own whole projects from start to finish. Responsibilities
Building new features for users in our live-streams Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience Writing product or system development code Designing, implementing, and operating our most critical and scalable services Carefully evaluating the technical tradeoffs of every decision Supporting features at every phase, from design through implementation and launch Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues, network, or service operations and quality. Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco hubs. You
Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here. As our next Engineer you should have some industry software engineering experience, plus: Graduated with a CS or Software Engineering degree in Dec 2024 or by Summer 2025 Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users Capable of building scalable systems Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly Open to relocation to SF, LA, or NYC Benefits
Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) 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
All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
Parental Leave
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce. Note
Compensation Range: $130K - $140K #J-18808-Ljbffr