This role is ideal for a mid-to-senior backend engineer (5+ years) who specializes in the "Growth Engineering" space. You should be comfortable sitting at the i
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 mid-to-senior backend engineer (5+ years) who specializes in the "Growth Engineering" space. You should be comfortable sitting at the intersection of data engineering and digital advertising, with deep technical knowledge of how marketing platforms like Google, Meta, and TikTok actually ingest and attribute data. The compensation is highly competitive ($170k–$230k) and comes with a robust benefits package, including a 4% 401k match 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 San Francisco for occasional in-person collaboration. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have built and maintained complex data pipelines for marketing attribution and campaign automation. * Understand the technical nuances of MMPs (AppsFlyer), SKAdNetwork, and event schemas. * Are proficient in backend languages like Python, Java, or Go and have strong SQL/ETL skills. * Enjoy working cross-functionally with Growth and Marketing teams to turn high-level strategies into automated systems.
## 🚀 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
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.