This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level generalist software engineer (5+ years of experience) who enjoys working at the intersection of backend systems and
Work type: onsite
Location: Los Angeles, CA | New York, NY | Seattle, WA | San Francisco, CA
Salary: $170,000 – $230,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior level generalist software engineer (5+ years of experience) who enjoys working at the intersection of backend systems and product strategy. You should have a strong background in high-growth startup environments and a "product-first" mindset, prioritizing user needs over technical purity. The compensation is highly competitive ($170k - $230k) for a mid-level role. While the team values in-person collaboration in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, or San Francisco, they offer a "remote co-located" model with significant flexibility and a robust benefits package, including a 4% 401k match and generous allowances for home office, wellness, and childcare. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have professional experience with Python, Elixir, or JavaScript and can work across the full stack. * Enjoy building integrations for complex enterprise systems like Shopify, ERPs, or WMS. * Thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where you are expected to ship features "lightning-fast." * Are data-savvy and comfortable working with SQL and data pipelines to ensure synchronization across platforms.
## 🚀 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 Inventory team supports sellers with managing their merchandise on Whatnot and representing it as accurately as possible so they can reach more buyers. They strive to do this in the fewest steps possible so sellers can get back to what they do best: selling and engaging with their community. Merchant Tooling, a subteam of Inventory, supports the needs of our largest and most complicated sellers. Whatnot is committed to helping our sellers turn their passion into a business, and as they grow their business with us their needs evolve. We build the systems to be able to support external and internal tooling for sellers with needs at scale, such as integrations to other e-commerce platforms, WMS, ERPs, and accounting software.
As part of the Merchant Tooling team, you will design and build large-scale, highly reliable systems that support our largest and most complex customers. Your work will focus on:
We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco or Seattle hub.
## 👋 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 Software Engineer on Merchant Tooling, you should have 5+ years of generalist software development experience in high growth startups, plus:
## 💛 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.