This role is ideal for a **senior-level generalist** (5+ years of experience) who enjoys moving between the backend and frontend to drive user growth. You shoul
Work type: remote
Location: Seattle, WA | Los Angeles, CA | New York, NY | San Francisco, CA
Salary: $170,000 – $230,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a **senior-level generalist** (5+ years of experience) who enjoys moving between the backend and frontend to drive user growth. You should have a track record in high-growth tech environments and a "product-first" mindset, meaning you prioritize user experience and business impact over technical purity. Experience with E-commerce or social platforms is a significant plus. The compensation is highly competitive ($170k–$230k) and comes with an extensive benefits package, including a 4% 401k match, 16 weeks of parental leave, and a unique "dogfooding" budget to shop on the platform. While the role is remote-friendly, you **must** live within commuting distance of their hubs in Seattle, LA, NYC, or SF for occasional in-person collaboration. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Thrive in fast-paced environments where you can run A/B tests and iterate on products quickly. * Are comfortable owning large, ambiguous projects like referral systems or onboarding flows from end-to-end. * Have strong full-stack skills and are interested in mobile or web development frameworks. * Enjoy mentoring others and contributing to a high bar for engineering excellence.
## 🚀 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. In this role, you will
## 👋 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.
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.