Software Engineer – Video

Whatnot

Video Engineer enhancing Whatnot's livestream shopping platform with innovative video solutions and seller tools. Focused on delivering high-quality video experiences and infrastructure enhancements.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $190,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement robust measurement and observability.
Build video recording pipeline for T&S and user experience
Develop initial seller tools for enhanced livestream interaction.
Advance our video features for flawless user experiences.
Inform long term video strategy including framework success criteria and creation
Lead the innovation in seller tools, enabling peak streaming performance.
Evaluate and onboard new video providers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of software engineering experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Experience with scaled WebRTC system
Excellent ability to translate product requirements to a scalable system. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
You are known for the high quality of your engineering designs.
You’re an excellent problem solver and don’t need to be told exactly what to do.
AWS/DevOps experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
Work From Home Support
Home office setup allowance
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
Monthly allowance for wellness
Annual allowance towards Childcare
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
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
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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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringWebRTCvideo recording pipelinelivestream interactionscalable system designengineering designproblem solving

Soft Skills

user-focused thinkinginnovationexcellent communication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science