Android Engineer, Community

2 Months ago • 5 Years +
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Android Engineer focused on building social features for a live shopping platform, requires 5+ years experience, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and MVI/MVVM.

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🚀 Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote co-located team, we operate out of hubs within the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany today.

We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions from fashion, beauty, electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. Whatnot has something for everyone.

And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been one of the fastest growing marketplaces and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

💻 Role

  • As part of the Community team, you will build the social aspects of Whatnot that foster lasting connections between sellers and buyers. Meaningful connections are crucial for buyer retention and a primary driver for GMV.
  • We focus on bringing surprise and delight to the center of our product experiences. We own the Live Experience, where sellers and users connect in real-time through purchasing, chat, and giveaways. Our latest product, Rewards Club, further empowers sellers to recognize their most loyal members in unique and engaging ways.
  • As a member of our team, you will drive the development of new strategic products, scale our existing experiences, and prototype innovative ideas to shape our roadmap. You will create delightful products incorporating live video, real-time interactions, and dynamic components. Your role will involve creative problem-solving to balance development speed, product impact, and technical excellence.

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City 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 Android engineer on Community, you should have 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high growth startups, plus:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Android expertise in creating fluid, responsive user interfaces and animations in Jetpack Compose. Strong knowledge of Kotlin. Adept at reactive programming, preferably familiar with Kotlin Coroutines and Flows. Fluent in MVI or MVVM development.
  • Product Instinct: Excel at translating user needs to effective technical solutions.
  • Problem Solving: Thrive in ambiguity and tackle challenging problems with creativity and autonomy.
  • Team Leadership: Proactively improve the team environment and foster inclusive, supportive team culture.
  • Ownership Mindset: Own projects holistically from inception to production and beyond. You are known for shipping high-quality products and features lightning-fast.

💰Compensation

For US-based applicants: $185,000/year to $245,000/year + benefits + equity

The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity.

🎁 Benefits

  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
    • $1,000 home office setup allowance
    • $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
    • $450 monthly allowance on food
    • $500 monthly allowance for wellness
    • $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare
    • $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Parental Leave
    • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
💛 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.
$185.0K - $245.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$215.0K/yr avg.
California, United States

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