Whatnot
Technical Program Manager
$200K–$270K
San Francisco, CA +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 11, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
About the job
Leads cross-functional technical programs across Data Platform, Infrastructure, and ML teams, coordinating roadmaps and delivery for systems that power Whatnot’s product.
What you'll do
- Drive engineering roadmaps, strategy, and execution of cross-functional initiatives.
- Define requirements and technical roadmaps with engineering, product, and partner teams.
- Improve planning and execution processes, communicate progress, and remove blockers.
What they ask for
- Experience leading complex, multidisciplinary, visible technical and operational initiatives.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, assess system and design tradeoffs, and make decisions under pressure.
- Hands-on fluency with AI tools to automate workflows and achieve measurable efficiency gains.
- Ability to synthesize data and experience with hypothesis-driven product and engineering development.
Pay
$200K - $270K (base salary)
Tools
Data Platform, Infrastructure, Machine Learning (ML), streaming, real-time data, ML/AI Infrastructure, Claude Code, Cursor
AI focus
Uses AI tools such as Claude Code and Cursor to reduce manual overhead, automate program workflows, and improve efficiency; coordinates programs involving ML/AI infrastructure.
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