Fullstack Engineer, International
About The Position
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops. As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact. We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. 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. We’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to join the International Engineering team, and help us grow Whatnot outside the US in all of our core international markets; including the UK, France, Germany, Australia & more. This team is responsible for upleveling the international user experience across our entire product, and as a core team member you would work across the entire stack and product to solve targeted user problems, unlock new features and grow our international footprint. You’ll lead solutions end to end. You’ll translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical solutions and drive delivery and experimentation. Your role will involve creative problem-solving to balance development speed, product impact, and technical excellence. We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our New York hub.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Backend Expertise: Proven track record of building end-to-end high-scale product experiences as a full-stack engineer. Experience with Python on backend, and/or Postgres databases is a plus.
- Web development experience with React, using GraphQL for API development, and modern frontend applications (exposure to Next.js framework is not required but preferred).
- 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 can operate autonomously.
- Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly.
- Proven track record of delivering features
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Python on backend, and/or Postgres databases is a plus.
- Web development experience with React, using GraphQL for API development, and modern frontend applications (exposure to Next.js framework is not required but preferred).
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical solutions
- Drive delivery and experimentation
- Creative problem-solving to balance development speed, product impact, and technical excellence
Benefits
- Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- 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
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
