Software Engineer, Infrastructure
May 15
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• As part of the Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for building and scaling Whatnot’s best-in-class live streaming and marketplace service for all users. You will build the foundations for Whatnot’s future across reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems • Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of production systems • Work with the engineering team to get services deployed across different environments • Scale for capacity and traffic spikes of 20x normal load during high-volume events • Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements • Maintain an efficient CI/CD pipeline to help developers ship software faster and safer in a structured environment
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience • Previous experience at a hyper-growth startup. You’re a self-starter who can hit the ground running with little direction • Prior experience in a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, Docker, and/or Terraform • Expert knowledge of various CI/CD workflows • Exceptional coding skills and the ability to ship new products lightning fast. We primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript, but previous knowledge of each is not required • Excellent communication and writing skills
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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