This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior Software Engineer (5+ years) who enjoys the technical side of growth and marketing. Unlike a typical product engineering
Work type: onsite
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 mid-to-senior Software Engineer (5+ years) who enjoys the technical side of growth and marketing. Unlike a typical product engineering role, this focuses on building the infrastructure for paid media, automation tools for ad bidding, and complex data pipelines. You should have deep experience with marketing ecosystems like Google/Meta Ads and Mobile Measurement Partners (MMPs) like AppsFlyer. The compensation is highly competitive ($170k–$230k), and the company is a high-growth "unicorn" marketplace. While the role is "on-site" near a major hub (Seattle, LA, NYC, or SF), they offer a "remote co-located" model with significant flexibility. Standout perks include a 4% 401k match, a dogfooding budget to shop on the app, and a "gradual return to work" policy for new parents. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have built ETL pipelines specifically for marketing data and campaign automation. * Understand the technical nuances of attribution models, SKAdNetwork, and conversion tracking. * Are proficient in backend languages like Python, Java, or Go. * Thrive in a fast-paced "growth" environment where engineering meets business ROI.
## 🚀 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
We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer who lives at the intersection of engineering, growth, and paid media. You’ll build and own the systems that power performance marketing across channels like Google Paid Search, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, Product Listing Ads, and attribution platforms such as AppsFlyer.
### What You'll Do
## 👋 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.
## 💛 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.