Software Engineer, Whatnot
Growth
$178-235k
Plus equity in the form of stock options; Salary dependent on location
Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
Job no longer available
Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$178-235k
Plus equity in the form of stock options; Salary dependent on location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Whatnot missions is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Who you are
- As our next Backend Engineer focused on Conversions, you should have 6+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high growth startups
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Experience building scalable systems (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript)
- Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
- Proven track record of delivering features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
- Experience working across the stack is nice to have, but not required!
What the job involves
- Growth engineers at Whatnot have big ownership and velocity in order to significantly impact the company top-line metrics
- To achieve our goals, we are passionate about understanding our buyer and seller experiences and becoming experts in our business metrics
- We always prioritize the highest impact features and ship them quickly
- As a growth engineer you will have a lot of freedom to research and find new opportunities to drive the product direction
- As a result, it's a fun team to work on!
- The breadth of projects are wide as we will work on any project necessary to grow us faster but some sample growth team projects are: livestream clipping and sharing, features to help our sellers be more successful, tools that help us acquire more sellers, along with the typical growth products like authentication, activation, email/notifications, performance marketing, and more
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
The collectible toy market is large, and Whatnot has built a unique social platform that enables sellers to use livestreams to showcase their products and reach more buyers. The company’s focus is on collectible toys, some of which are rare and can cost thousands of dollars, and has also expanded to sports cards.
The idea of Whatnot was led by buyer trends. Instagram's live feature became a popular place for selling toys and trading cards, but of course was not set up to facilitate bidding or handling payments after a sale occurs. Whatnot combines live showcasing with follow-up sale capabilities, thus serving the community in a more novel way than established collectibles market players such as eBay.
The company has grown fast. It was established in 2019 and has already expanded from its original category - Funko Pop figurines - to Pokemon cards, pins, sports cards, and many more. There is still plenty of scope for expanding into new categories, as the company aims to establish itself as the go-to for this large niche, which will be facilitated by the strong levels of funding that Whatnot has raised.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Hard working team
"Everyone here puts in the work. It's refreshing to work on a team where everyone is carrying their weight and lifting each other up. The work ethic..."
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2022
$260m
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $484.2m
Company benefits
- Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
- Compensation: Full-time Whatnauts receive equity, a WFH stipend to support your remote workspace and a monthly stipend to dogfood the app.
- Recharge: Flexible Time Off policy, holiday week off at the end of year, and paid parental leave after 1 year with us.
- Flexibility: Remote-first work culture. We provide a working environment where you're in charge of your time and schedule.
Company values
- Always listen to customers
- Move uncomfortably fast
- Prioritize impact ruthlessly
- Own everything and nothing
- Set crazy goals
- Provide extreme transparency
- Optimize for the upside
- Team over ego
- Figure it out
- Deeply understand why
- Have fun & be nice
Company HQ
Marina del Rey, CA
Founders
Grant LaFontaine
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Product Marketing Manager at Google, Project Manager at Facebook. Also co-founded Kit.
Logan Head
(Co-Founder)Experience in Engineering, including at Maker's Row, Factr, and Flight Club. Former Senior Product Manager at GOAT.
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