Backend Engineer, Community
May 18
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• As part of the Community team, you will build the social aspects of WhatNot that foster lasting connections between sellers and buyers. Meaningful connections are crucial for buyer retention and are a primary driver for WhatNot’s business. • We are a fullstack team that owns end-to-end product experiences including live shows, chatting, messaging, user profiles, tipping, and social sharing. You will drive building new strategic initiatives, scaling our existing experiences, and prototyping ideas to inform our roadmap. • As a foundational members of our BE team, you will strike the right balance between building with speed, product impact, and technical excellence. Our products include real-time user interactions and critical monetization flows, so you will design with high concurrency, low latency, and stability in mind.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience. • Backend Expertise: Proven track record of designing and building highly scalable, maintainable systems in multiple languages (we use Python, Elixir, JavaScript, but no specific language is required). Experience with performant, real-time systems such as chat, auctions, and multiplayer games is a preferred. • Product Instinct: Excel at translating user needs to effective technical solutions. • Problem Solving: Thrive in ambiguity and tackle challenging problems with autonomy. • Team Leadership: Mentor others and foster inclusive, supportive team culture. • Ownership Mindset: Own projects holistically from inception to production and beyond. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.
Benefits
• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break) • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision • Work From Home Support • $1,000 home office setup allowance • $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet • Care benefits • $450 monthly allowance on food • $500 monthly allowance for wellness • $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare • $20,000 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 • 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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