iOS Engineer, Buyer Growth at whatnot

This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level iOS Engineer who balances technical depth in **SwiftUI** with a strong "product-first" mindset. You should have a t

Work type: onsite

Location: Seattle, WA

Salary: $170,000 – $230,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level iOS Engineer who balances technical depth in **SwiftUI** with a strong "product-first" mindset. You should have a track record of shipping user-facing features quickly and enjoy working in a high-velocity, experimental environment focused on user acquisition and retention. The compensation is highly competitive ($170k–$230k) and comes with a robust benefits package, including a 401k match and unique "dogfooding" credits to shop on the platform. While the company operates globally, this specific role requires being within commuting distance of the **Seattle hub** for in-person collaboration, offering a hybrid balance of remote flexibility and office connection. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Prioritize user experience over perfect technical solutions and enjoy rapid A/B testing. * Are proficient in **Swift** and modern **SwiftUI-driven** architectures. * Have experience in E-commerce, Social apps, or growth-focused engineering teams. * Thrive in a "low ego, high action" culture where you ship code daily.

Job Description

## 🚀 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.

We're one of the [fastest growing marketplaces](https://a16z.com/marketplace-100/) and were recently named the [#1 Best Startup Employer in America](http://google.com/search?q=%231+forbes+startup+employer&oq=%231+forbes+startup+employer&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg9MgYIAhBFGD0yBggDEEUYQDIGCAQQRRhAMgYIBRBFGEDSAQg1NzM0ajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our [news](https://blog.teamwhatnot.com/) and [engineering blogs](https://medium.com/whatnot-engineering) and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

## 💻 Role

The Buyer Growth team is responsible for driving Whatnot’s top-of-funnel growth and first-time buyer success. We focus on acquisition, activation, and early retention, partnering closely with product, data, design, and marketing to build experiences that bring new users into the ecosystem and turn them into loyal customers. As a iOS Engineer on this team, you will:

• Lead and scale critical growth initiatives such as onboarding flows, referral systems, sharing, promotion, rewards hub.

• Develop innovative systems and features for our iOS mobile app using Swift and drive architectural decisions to ensure systems are reliable, scalable, and extensible as we scale rapidly.

• Analyze performance metrics and user feedback to refine product strategies, ensuring we deliver enjoyable experiences.

• Work across product, marketing, and data science to identify high-leverage growth opportunities and rapidly iterate on experiments.

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.

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• Proficiency in swift, with a deep understanding of iOS fundamentals and SwiftUI-driven UI architecture.

• Proven track record of delivering user-facing features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.

• Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.

• Bonus:

• Experience with E-commerce or Social products.

• Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks, analytics instrumentation, or growth experimentation tooling.

• 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.

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