Whatnot
Software Engineer, Payments Experience
Whatnot
Base pay range $190,000.00/yr - $260,000.00/yr
Role The Payments - Treasury team at Whatnot is responsible for how our business moves and records money and credit in all customer transactions; and how taxes, customs, returns, refunds and more work, no matter where our customers are in the world. We are deeply connected with the foundations of our business and have unlocked tremendous growth within and across international territories, while creating exciting new ways for our users to interact and transact on the platform. You’ll collaborate closely with our partner team, Payments - Experience, and with other teams and senior leaders across Whatnot.
To keep the flywheel spinning, we’re looking to make a number of substantial improvements to critical infrastructure supporting payment scale & reliability, diversity of payment options, fraud mitigation, and improvements in transaction modelling and tax to further provide a seamless international marketplace.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users and long term objectives when designing a technical solution.
You have designed complex distributed systems that power products used by millions of users.
You’re seasoned in defining the technical roadmap for team, identifying areas that need improvement and leading cross-team solutions.
You can identify, architect, and build the right systems or products to improve the business.
You deeply understand and can explain the various trade offs made in decisions.
You enable collaboration across multiple teams to deliver on cross-team initiatives, while delegating ownership and uplifting those around you.
You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams.
You’re a project owner - you have strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production to maintenance.
You’re known for shipping high quality products and features quickly and iteratively towards the ultimate goal.
You’re an excellent problem solver and don’t need to be told exactly what to do.
You’re open to doing frontend work when required.
Have the ability to quickly become effective in new technologies.
Have experience working with payment systems, infrastructure, and international commerce (nice to have).
Have startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have).
Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript - direct experience is nice to have for a well balanced candidate).
Compensation For Full-Time (Salary) US-based applicants: $190,000 to $260,000 + benefits + equity. The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.
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
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 *company leave allownces run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence
Equal Opportunity Employer 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.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Technology, Information and Internet
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Base pay range $190,000.00/yr - $260,000.00/yr
Role The Payments - Treasury team at Whatnot is responsible for how our business moves and records money and credit in all customer transactions; and how taxes, customs, returns, refunds and more work, no matter where our customers are in the world. We are deeply connected with the foundations of our business and have unlocked tremendous growth within and across international territories, while creating exciting new ways for our users to interact and transact on the platform. You’ll collaborate closely with our partner team, Payments - Experience, and with other teams and senior leaders across Whatnot.
To keep the flywheel spinning, we’re looking to make a number of substantial improvements to critical infrastructure supporting payment scale & reliability, diversity of payment options, fraud mitigation, and improvements in transaction modelling and tax to further provide a seamless international marketplace.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users and long term objectives when designing a technical solution.
You have designed complex distributed systems that power products used by millions of users.
You’re seasoned in defining the technical roadmap for team, identifying areas that need improvement and leading cross-team solutions.
You can identify, architect, and build the right systems or products to improve the business.
You deeply understand and can explain the various trade offs made in decisions.
You enable collaboration across multiple teams to deliver on cross-team initiatives, while delegating ownership and uplifting those around you.
You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams.
You’re a project owner - you have strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production to maintenance.
You’re known for shipping high quality products and features quickly and iteratively towards the ultimate goal.
You’re an excellent problem solver and don’t need to be told exactly what to do.
You’re open to doing frontend work when required.
Have the ability to quickly become effective in new technologies.
Have experience working with payment systems, infrastructure, and international commerce (nice to have).
Have startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have).
Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript - direct experience is nice to have for a well balanced candidate).
Compensation For Full-Time (Salary) US-based applicants: $190,000 to $260,000 + benefits + equity. The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills, and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.
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
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 *company leave allownces run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence
Equal Opportunity Employer 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.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Technology, Information and Internet
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