Fullstack Engineer, Whatnot
Purchase Experience
$180-215k
Offers Equity
Live stream platform & marketplace
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Live stream platform & marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$180-215k
Offers Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
Role
Who you are
- As our next Fullstack Engineer on Purchase XP, you should have 5+ years of generalist software development experience in high growth startups
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript—knowledge of these in particular not required)
- Web development experience with React, using GraphQL for API development, and modern frontend applications (exposure to Next.js framework is not required but preferred)
- Excellent product instincts—you first think about users rather than the best technical solution
- You can mentor others, and prioritize building inclusive, supportive teams
- Project owner—you’ve strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production and beyond
- You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
- You’re an excellent problem solver and can operate autonomously
- Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
- Proven track record of delivering features
What the job involves
- The Selling team at Whatnot is responsible for building the end-to-end experience of listings, empowering sellers to merchandise their inventory in our various sales channels and formats
- There are a variety of buying and selling formats on Whatnot, ranging from short-form live auctions and "Buy It Now" options to offers
- The Purchase XP subteam is dedicated to creating new mechanisms for buyers and sellers to transact, aiming to add value to the business and create fun, social experiences (features like auctions, a best-in-class trading card 'breaks' feature, pre-bids, and more)
- They work across the full technology stack, and collaborate closely with other teams on our projects to solve a wide variety of interesting problems
- Enhance the Breaks experience, one of Whatnot’s most viral and GMV-driving formats, by improving end-to-end performance and delivering the best possible buyer and seller experience
- Reimagine Auctions – Innovate within Whatnot’s core selling format by experimenting with new ways to make bidding more dynamic, engaging, and rewarding for users
- Build feature consistency across mobile and web, providing data to help sellers identify high-performing listings and prevent missed opportunities, and add deeper telemetry to optimize livestream and auction flows
- Build with the latest technologies (Apollo, Next.js) and modern languages (Python, Elixir) to deliver performant, high quality experiences to our users
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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Insights
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Oct 2025
$225m
SERIES F
Jan 2025
$265m
SERIES E
Total funding: $974.2m
Company 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
Company HQ
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
Articles
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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