Whatnot
Senior Staff Software Engineer
$280K–$330K
New York, NY +3 · Remote · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
About the job
Leads cross-organizational engineering strategy and builds durable systems, frameworks, and patterns that support Whatnot’s live commerce platform at consumer scale.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction across organizations through strategy documents, RFCs, and architecture reviews; identify systemic risks and opportunities.
- Build and steward systems, capabilities, and engineering patterns adopted across teams.
- Mentor engineers and shape engineering culture through collaboration, speaking, and new programs or processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Deep expertise in one or more technical domains, with hands-on technical judgment.
- Track record of cross-organizational technical leadership and impact at consumer scale.
- Experience delivering complex, ambiguous cross-functional initiatives and building high-traffic, high-reliability systems.
Nice to have
- Built shared solutions that reduce duplication while preserving team autonomy; authored an RFC or strategy document and remained accountable for its outcome.
- Uses Whatnot as a buyer or seller, or has mentored engineers to operate at a higher level.
Pay
$280K - $330K (base salary)
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