Staff Software Engineer, Multiple Teams

[Full Time] Staff Software Engineer, Multiple Teams at Whatnot (United States) Staff Software Engineer, Multiple Teams Whatnot United States Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2023 Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States Salary Offered: Not Specified Job Type: Full Time Experience Required: 6+ years Remote Work: Yes Stock Options: No Vacancies: 1 available Whatnot Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We're one of YC's top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. We're laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work. Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We're building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion. Opportunity Size The e-commerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is one of the largest opportunities for disruption in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $300B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity! Role We're looking for experienced engineers. The most important skills you'll need to have are making sound product decisions and shipping high-quality products fast. We look for engineers with great product instincts who can own whole projects from start to finish. The software team has a lot of individual responsibility and many more freedoms, so we need to hire people we can trust. Your ability to make good trade-offs and exercise good judgment is essential to us. You As our next Staff Engineer you should have 6+ years of software engineering experience, plus: You're capable of building scalable systems (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript). Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast. You're an excellent problem solver and don't need to be told exactly what to do. Comfortable working across the stack (backend and frontend). Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly. Proven track record of delivering features. Startup experience at a high-growth company is a plus. Benefits Competitive base salary and stock options Unlimited Vacation Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents Work From Home Support Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance $450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone, internet, or co-working space Care benefits $1,350 quarterly allowance on food $1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave and gradual return to work $20,000 for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts provided by Betterment Employer matching contributions of 100% of up to 4% of contributions on base salary 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. About Whatnot Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S. Company Size: People Year Founded: 2019 Country: United States Company Status: Actively Hiring #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2024-11-05