Whatnot · 1 day ago
Frontend Engineer, Inventory Experience
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$170K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, redefining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. The Frontend Engineer will be responsible for building a redesigned vision for how sellers manage their merchandise on Whatnot, focusing on frontend web development with React and ensuring an excellent user experience.
MarketplaceE-CommercePaymentsInformation TechnologyCollectiblesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
You'll be at the forefront of building a redesigned vision for how our sellers sell live on Whatnot today
Have excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution
Can implement pixel perfect design, following what the design team is asking for
Are comfortable sharing your insights - you’re not afraid to push back on the teams ideas to call out potential blind spots and bring an outside perspective
Have a proven track record of delivering features end-to-end
Are a project owner - you have strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production and beyond
Qualification
Required
3+ years of software engineering experience
Expert in frontend web development with React
Using GraphQL for API development
Experience with modern frontend applications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
Excellent product instincts
Ability to implement pixel perfect design
Comfortable sharing insights and pushing back on team ideas
Proven track record of delivering features end-to-end
Strong ownership instincts and ability to own projects from inception to production and beyond
Preferred
Exposure to Next.js framework
Web or Mobile Experience: Next.js on Web or Native mobile development
Benefits
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
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalG,DST Globalavra,DST Global,GreycroftCapitalG
2025-10-28Series F· $225M
2025-01-08Series E· $265M
2022-07-21Series D· $260M
Leadership Team
Jeff Chang
Director of Engineering, Head of Growth
Recent News
2026-02-06
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