Engineering Manager
About The Position
Whatnot is hiring Engineering Managers across several high-priority areas of its business. Engineering Managers operate at the intersection of technical complexity, scale, and product impact, leading work that supports high order volumes, buyer and seller experiences, and foundational infrastructure for the live marketplace. They partner closely with cross-functional leaders and own architecture, execution, technical excellence, and the growth of engineering teams. The role offers flexibility to work from home or from a global office hub, with in-person time valued for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members must live within commuting distance of the New York, San Francisco, or Seattle hub.
Requirements
- Experience leading engineering teams in a high-growth environment.
- Low ego, a builder mindset, and sound judgment when making difficult trade-offs with limited resources.
- Proven ability to recruit, mentor, retain, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Hands-on technical leadership experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems and complex web and mobile applications.
- Strong product and design instincts, including an understanding of how user experience and technical architecture work together.
- Comfort making pragmatic decisions about technical debt and balancing short-term execution with long-term maintainability.
- Experience defining and leveraging product metrics, with an understanding of both the value and limitations of data.
- Ability to manage stakeholders, navigate competing priorities, and operate in ambiguous environments.
- Significant hands-on engineering experience in the domain being led.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- Must live within commuting distance of the New York, San Francisco, or Seattle hub.
Responsibilities
- Lead engineering teams, supporting career development while delivering results in a high-growth environment.
- Recruit, mentor, retain, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership in building and operating large-scale distributed systems and complex web and mobile applications.
- Drive technical excellence and take ownership of architecture and execution.
- Partner closely with cross-functional leaders and manage stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Make pragmatic decisions about technical debt, balancing short-term execution with long-term maintainability.
- Define and leverage product metrics while considering the value and limitations of data.
- Develop a deep understanding of Whatnot’s product and use it as both a buyer and a seller as part of the job.
Benefits
- Flexible time off policy and company-wide holidays, including spring and winter breaks.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Work-from-home support and a home office setup allowance.
- Monthly cell phone and internet allowance.
- Care benefits.
- Monthly wellness allowance.
- Annual childcare allowance.
- Lifetime family-planning benefit, including adoption or fertility expenses.
- 401(k) offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US, with employer match up to 4% of base salary; pension plans internationally.
- Monthly allowance to use Whatnot as a buyer and seller.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave and one month of gradual return to work; company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements, which take precedence.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
