Software Engineer, Live Streaming Video

Whatnot•New York, NY

35d•Hybrid

About The Position

Whatnot is the largest live 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, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we're building the future of online marketplaces -together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to 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. At Whatnot, video and live streaming are the foundation of our business. As we embark on an exciting phase of expansion, we're seeking to enrich our platform with innovative video solutions and enhanced tools designed to empower both our buyers and sellers. This included introducing advanced seller tools, like interactive overlays, to boost the streaming experience. We are seeking specialists to define and execute our video strategy. Your work will enhance our platform's video quality and introduce tools that maximize engagement and sales for our sellers. 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 San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, or Seattle, WA hubs. 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.

Requirements

6+ years of software engineering experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience with scaled WebRTC system
Excellent ability to translate product requirements to a scalable system. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
You are known for the high quality of your engineering designs.
You're an excellent problem solver and don't need to be told exactly what to do.
AWS/DevOps experience

Responsibilities

Implement robust measurement and observability.
Build video recording pipeline for T&S and user experience
Develop initial seller tools for enhanced livestream interaction.
Advance our video features for flawless user experiences.
Inform long term video strategy including framework success criteria and creation
Lead the innovation in seller tools, enabling peak streaming performance.
Evaluate and onboard new video providers.

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
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.