Backend Engineer, Logistics

6 Months ago • 5 Years + • Backend Development • $185,000 PA - $245,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Backend Engineer role at Whatnot involves working with the Logistics team to improve shipping for sellers and buyers globally. This includes integrating with global carriers, creating tools for efficient shipping, developing new business lines, and providing accurate tracking information. The role requires building systems and features to facilitate Whatnot's growth and implementing a robust carrier-first architecture. This position requires collaboration and innovation within a fast-paced environment. Team members are expected to develop a deep understanding of the product, which includes using Whatnot as both a buyer and seller.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Knowledge of multiple programming languages
  • Excellent product instincts and user-focused approach
  • Ability to mentor others and build inclusive teams
  • Strong ownership instincts from inception to production
  • Proven ability to ship products quickly and efficiently
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to take initiative
  • Openness to do frontend work when necessary
  • Ability to pick up new technologies very quickly
  • Proven track record of delivering features
Good to have:
  • Experience with payment systems, infrastructure, and international commerce
  • Start-up experience at a high-growth company
Perks:
  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Care benefits
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave

Job Details

🚀 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. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, and Germany, we’re building the future of online marketplaces—together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to rare collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce.

💻 Role

The Logistics team at Whatnot focuses on all things shipping for our sellers and buyers globally, including global carrier integrations, providing tools to sellers to ship quickly and efficiently, opening up new lines of business, showing accurate tracking to buyers, and more. Logistics is deeply connected with the foundations of our business and unlock tremendous growth while creating exciting new ways for our users to have the highest quality shipping experience with Whatnot.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to build systems and features to help Whatnot continue to grow at a breakneck pace. We're looking to make a number of improvements to the Logistics-domain at Whatnot, including implementing a robust carrier-first architecture and engineering for massive scale and global reach.

Team members in this role are required to be within commuting distance of our Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, or New York hubs.

👋 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 Backend Engineer you should have 5+ years of software engineering experience , plus:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript—knowledge of these in particular not required)
  • Excellent product instincts—you first think about users rather than the best technical solution
  • You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams
  • Project owner—you’ve strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production and beyond
  • 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
  • You’re open to doing frontend work when necessary 
  • Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
  • Proven track record of delivering features 
  • Experience with payment systems, infrastructure, experiences and international commerce (nice-to-have)
  • Start-up experience at a high-growth company (nice-to-have)

💰Compensation

$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
    • Home office setup allowance
    • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
    • Monthly allowance for wellness
    • Annual allowance towards Childcare
    • 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
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
    • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
  • 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.

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