Whatnot - Software Engineer, Payments
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Requirements
• Excellent product instincts. You first think about users and long term objectives when designing a technical solution. • You have designed complex distributed systems that power products used by millions of users. • You’re seasoned in defining the technical roadmap for team, identifying areas that need improvement and leading cross-team solutions. • You can identify, architect, and build the right systems or products to improve the business. • You deeply understand and can explain the various trade offs made in decisions. • You enable collaboration across multiple teams to deliver on cross-team initiatives, while delegating ownership and uplifting those around you. • You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams. • You’re a project owner - you have strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production to maintenance. • You’re known for shipping high quality products and features quickly and iteratively towards the ultimate goal. • 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 required. • Have the ability to quickly become effective in new technologies. • Have experience working with payment systems, infrastructure, and international commerce (nice to have). • Have startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have). • Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript - direct experience is nice to have for a well balanced candidate).
Responsibilities
• We offer flexibility to work from home or our office hub, 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, Seattle, Los Angeles or San Francisco hubs. • People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.
Benefits
• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision • Work From Home Support • 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!). • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allownces run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence
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