Software Engineer, New Grad

Whatnot

Software Engineer for Whatnot's live shopping platform developing user features and implementing growth strategies for the marketplace. Involves team collaboration and building scalable systems.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building scalable systems and implementing growth strategies for a high trust marketplace experience, with a strong focus on user-centric product development and rapid feature delivery.

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Scalable System DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentTechnical Problem SolvingUser-Centric DesignRapid Feature Delivery

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Hard Skills

System Development CodeTechnical Tradeoff EvaluationDebuggingProduct InstinctsGrowth Tactics Implementation

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingOut-Of-The-Box ThinkingRisk Taking

Certifications & Qualifications

CS DegreeSoftware Engineering Degree

Industry Keywords

Live-StreamsMarketplace ExperienceUser ExperienceService OperationsNetwork Quality

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Building new features for users in our live-streams
Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows
Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience
Writing product or system development code
Designing, implementing, and operating our most critical and scalable services
Carefully evaluating the technical tradeoffs of every decision
Supporting features at every phase, from design through implementation and launch
Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues, network, or service operations and quality.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduated with a CS or Software Engineering degree by Summer 2026
Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker
Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users
Capable of building scalable systems
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
Open to relocation to New York City

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.