Senior Frontend Engineer

1 Day ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Whatnot is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to join their Games & Buyer Ecosystem Team in China. The role involves designing and developing gamified mechanisms to drive buyer engagement and purchases, building interactive challenges and reward systems, and analyzing performance metrics. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of frontend web development experience, proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and experience with React, Next.js. The role focuses on delivering user-facing features and requires excellent product instincts and communication skills. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of frontend web development experience
  • Proficient in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
  • Experience with React, Next.js
  • Proven track record of delivering user-facing features
  • Excellent product instincts
  • Good written and verbal English communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience building E-commerce products
  • Fullstack or mobile development experience

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, China, 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

We are recruiting for our Games & Buyer Ecosystem Team in China that can bring best practices and leverage their expertise here at Whatnot. We develop features for our US & Europe markets. 

In this role, you will:

  • Design and develop end-to-end gamified mechanisms for our buyers to drive key business metrics such as purchases and engagement.
  • Build interactive challenges and reward systems across the buyer ecosystem (ex. Promotions, Task achievement systems, virtual point system) that guide users and encourage ongoing engagement.
  • Develop innovative systems and features for our
  • Continuously analyze performance metrics and user feedback to refine product strategies, ensuring we deliver enjoyable experiences.

👋 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 Senior Frontend Engineer, you should have 5+ years of frontend web development experience, plus:

  • A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Proficient in front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS. 
  • Experienced with front-end frameworks and libraries such as React, Next.js
  • Proven track record of delivering user-facing features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.
  • Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
  • Understanding of backend technologies, creating seamless connections between the frontend and backend.
  • Good written and verbal English communication skills without relying on translation apps
  • Bonus: 
    • Experience building E-commerce products
    • Fullstack or mobile development experience

💛 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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