WhatNot is hiring a
Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Summary

Whatnot is a fast-growing livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by major investors. They are hiring an Infrastructure Software Engineer to build and scale their live streaming and marketplace service. The engineer will ensure availability, performance, security, and scalability of production systems, work with the engineering team on deployments, and maintain an efficient CI/CD pipeline.

Requirements

• 5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, building scalable systems that can handle millions of users
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Previous experience at a hyper-growth startup
• 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
• Previous knowledge of Python, Elixir, JavaScript is not required but a plus

Responsibilities

• Building and scaling Whatnot’s best-in-class live streaming and marketplace service for all users
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of production systems
• Working with the engineering team to get services deployed across different environments
• Scaling for capacity and traffic spikes of 20x normal load during high-volume events
• Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements
• Maintaining an efficient CI/CD pipeline to help developers ship the software faster and safer in a structured environment

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
• $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