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🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. We’re laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work.

Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We’re building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion.

Did we mention we’re high growth? In January 2021, Whatnot had 10 ambitious employees. Today, the Whatnot team is 120+ employees and will exceed 300 by year end. We’re hiring forward thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. We recruit thoughtfully, can adapt quickly, and are scaling fully remotely.

📈 Opportunity Size

The ecommerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is perhaps the largest opportunity in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $170B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity!

💻 The role

👋 About You

• 10 years of software engineering experience.
• Prior experience as a Staff Software Engineer or a more senior engineering role
• Mastery of at least one language (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript, and are open to others).
• Expert at data architecture
• Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
• 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.
• Proven track record of delivering features.
• Product Management experience.
• AWS/DevOps experience
• Startup experience at a high-growth company.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options
• Unlimited Vacation Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability
  • Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical
  • Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents

• Work From Home Support
  • Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance
  • $150 work-from-anywhere monthly allowance for cell phone, internet, or co-working spaces
• $200 monthly to spend within Whatnot App
• Care benefits
  • $450 monthly allowance on food
  • Wellness monthly allowance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • $20,000 for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Whatnot provides a $20,000 annual allowance towards Nannies, Daycare, and Caregiving support

💛 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.