This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level Software Engineer (4+ years) who specializes in the "plumbing" of AI/ML. You should have a strong background in bui
Work type: onsite
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $245,000 – $345,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level Software Engineer (4+ years) who specializes in the "plumbing" of AI/ML. You should have a strong background in building high-throughput production systems, specifically focusing on data ingestion, storage, and real-time feature pipelines. While you’ll collaborate with ML scientists, this is a platform-centric role requiring deep expertise in Python and distributed systems like Kafka or Flink. The compensation is highly competitive, offering up to **$345k base salary** plus equity and a 401k match. While the role is "remote co-located" (requiring proximity to hubs like SF, NYC, Seattle, or LA), the benefits package is exceptionally generous. Standouts include 16 weeks of parental leave, a "dogfooding" budget to shop on the app, and comprehensive allowances for wellness, home office, and childcare. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have 3+ years of experience scaling production systems with tools like DynamoDB, Redis, or PostgreSQL. * Are comfortable building the infrastructure that allows ML models to make sub-second decisions. * Enjoy "builder" environments where you create APIs and abstractions for other technical teams. * Live near (or are willing to commute to) a major tech hub for occasional in-person collaboration.
## 🚀 Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our [values](https://www.whatnot.com/careers) and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
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## 💻 Role
We’re looking for builders–intellectually curious, highly entrepreneurial engineers eager to shape the future of AI and ML at Whatnot. You’ll design and scale the feature ingestion and storage infrastructure that powers critical business logic & machine learning applications across the company. You’ll work side by side with machine learning scientists to make the most of near-real-time signals and unlock entirely new product experiences.
## What you'll do:
## 👋 You
People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.
As our next AI/ML Engineer you should have 4+ years of professional experience developing machine learning systems and algorithms, plus:
## 💰Compensation
For US-based applicants:$245,000 - $345,000/year + benefits + stock options
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 in the form of stock options.
## 🎁 Benefits
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.