Head of Ads Quality Engineering, Whatnot

$230-350k

+ Equity

Python
Scala
PyTorch
Expert level
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Whatnot

Live stream platform & marketplace

Posted today

Whatnot

Live stream platform & marketplace

1001+ employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialSocial MediaConsumer Goods

Posted today

$230-350k

+ Equity

Python
Scala
PyTorch
Expert level
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2CMarketplaceSocialSocial MediaConsumer Goods

Company mission

To enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Company mission

To enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Top investors

54% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Live shopping is changing the way people engage with eCommerce and Whatnot is one of the key platforms driving this shift. The company operates across the US, UK, and Europe, where millions of people connect each day to buy, sell, and build communities around shared interests.

Founded in 2019, Whatnot allows real-time auctions where buyers can watch sellers showcase products and share their expertise, creating a more interactive and personal shopper experience. Sellers include individual creators and small businesses who use live shows to reach audiences and grow their online presence.

As of 2025, the company reports over $6B in sales, with sellers earning significantly more on average than other major marketplaces. And with a range of investor support, Whatnot is committed to developing new ways to make online shopping more social and community-driven.

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Benefits

  • Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
  • Compensation: Generous compensation, including a competitive base salary and equity. Whatnot offers monthly reimbursement for internet and phone costs, along with a one-time home office set-up allowance. Whatnot offers a pension plan and matches employee contributions of up to 4% of the employee’s base salary.
  • Recharge: Whatnot gives you the freedom to take time off as you see fit. And, we take company-wide Winter and Summer breaks so we can recharge. Whatnot provides a monthly allowance for wellness expenses. We know that to take care of our customers, we have to take care of ourselves. Supplemental health and life insurance coverage comes standard at Whatnot. 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and an additional one-month gradual return-to-work period.* Plus an additional childcare allowance, and a lifetime allowance for family planning, including adoption and fertility expenses. *The leave allowances provided by Whatnot may be dictated / informed by your country’s legal requirements,
  • Flexibility: As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.

Company values

  • Always listen to customers
  • Move uncomfortably fast
  • Prioritize impact ruthlessly
  • Own everything and nothing
  • Set crazy goals
  • Provide extreme transparency
  • Optimize for the upside
  • Team over ego
  • Figure it out
  • Deeply understand why
  • Have fun & be kind

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Oct 2025

$225m

SERIES F

Jan 2025

$265m

SERIES E

Total funding: $974.2m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Grant LaFontaine

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Former Product Marketing Manager at Google, Project Manager at Facebook. Also co-founded Kit.

Logan Head

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Experience in Engineering, including at Maker's Row, Factr, and Flight Club. Former Senior Product Manager at GOAT.

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