Backend Engineer, Logistics

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York hubs.

👋 You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

As our next Backend Engineer you should have 5+ years of software engineering experience , plus:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript—knowledge of these in particular not required)
• Excellent product instincts—you first think about users rather than the best technical solution
• You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams
• Project owner—you’ve strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production and beyond
• You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
• 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 necessary 
• Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
• Proven track record of delivering features 
• Experience with payment systems, infrastructure, experiences and international commerce (nice-to-have)
• Start-up experience at a high-growth company (nice-to-have)

🎁 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 *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

💛 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.