Whatnot

Buy, Sell & Go Live

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Summer 2024 Software Engineer Intern, Poland

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Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We're building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values , whether working remotely or from one of our offices. We are building a team that has experience from top tech, retail and payments platforms in the world.
We're innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear. The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.
And, we're growing. Whatnot has been the fastest growing marketplace in the US over the past two years and we're hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.
Role
You will have the opportunity to shape the future of live shopping alongside our senior software engineers. Paired with a manager and a mentor, you will lead mission critical projects that support our exponential growth and influence the long term evolution of Whatnot's technology.
You will work in cross-functional multidisciplinary teams enabling you to directly impact the direction of our platform. Your design, code, and ideas will contribute to solving some of the most complex technical challenges we face today and define future engineering initiatives.
Some sample projects you might work on are:

Delivering new features for users in our live streams
Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high-trust marketplace experience.
Improving Developer Experience by building tools and core libraries.
Supporting Chaos Engineering tests and preparing tools for them.
Improving observability of our platform.
Executing architectural changes to improve resilience and reduce costs

About You

Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker
Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users
Graduating in 2025 with a CS or Software Engineering degree

EOE
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.

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Kia Beckford

Director of People Experience

Moving diversity forward

The secret to success is doing the right thing

“Not only is it the right thing to do, but this is the not-so-secret sauce to thriving as a company,” Beckford said of Whatnot’s efforts to diversify its user base, seller community and employee population. To push Whatnot’s DEI efforts forward, Beckford and her team piloted DEI learning journeys for managers to help them create inclusive team environments. And this year, Whatnot is implementing DEI check-ins for processes where bias can creep in, such as performance reviews. Whatnot will also have a presence at the Grace Hopper and Afrotech conferences to diversify its recruiting efforts.

It’s important for people of all genders, backgrounds and abilities to know that they belong in tech despite what the current statistics indicate.

Kia Beckford

Director of People Experience

Laura Rothman

Engineering Manager

Looking ahead

A balanced foundation allows for effective movement

Rothman’s team operates in a typical Agile workflow. They can move quickly and with confidence thanks to consistent expectations and self-imposed checks and balances. Design libraries allow engineers to recycle components built into native platforms, and they are expected to make proactive decisions on when to use third-party resources versus custom tooling well before a pile of tech debt arises. Their Guild system, a layer of platforms for high-level decision making and product choices, allows such investigation. “Being ahead of these conversations and decisions is vital to healthy growth,” Rothman said.

Work is constantly in motion. You never feel stagnant or wonder what to do next.

Laura Rothman

Engineering Manager

Armand Wilson

Head of GTM

Unchartered territory

A space to create something new

Whatnot employees are at the forefront of live shopping. “Whatnot is the perfect place for people who are excited to build into white space, attack new challenges with a high degree of ownership and learn from people who roll up their sleeves with you,” Wilson said. Whatnot provides the toolkits employees need to solve problems and contribute to Whatnot’s long-term success. That success looks like launching live shopping in new product categories, which enables more sellers to make a living doing what they love.

I am constantly amazed at the talent we have at Whatnot and the team’s ability to put the work and our users first.

Armand Wilson

Head of GTM

What are Whatnot Perks + Benefits

Whatnot Benefits Overview

You do great work. So you deserve great benefits. If you work at Whatnot, here are some of the benefits you can expect.
United States:
Unlimited Vacay 
Premium Health Insurance 
WFH Support 
Wellness Benefits 
Family Care
401k

Culture

Open door policy

OKR operational model

Team based strategic planning

Open office floor plan

Employee resource groups

Flexible work schedule

Remote work program

Diversity

Mandated unconscious bias training

Diversity manifesto

Diversity employee resource groups