Engineering Manager, Core Backend Services
WhatnotSan Francisco, California, United States • Los Angeles, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted January 15, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you.
Job Description
Join Whatnot as a senior leader in our Infrastructure team to oversee the growth and evolution of our platform. You will lead and mentor a team of highly skilled engineers, develop strategic roadmaps for platform engineering, and ensure scalability and developer velocity.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in platform engineering or infrastructure engineering leadership roles
- At least 5 years of experience managing teams
- Strong experience with software engineering best practices
- Proven experience in guiding teams to deliver complex, large-scale systems
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills
- Strong technical background
Benefits
- Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
- Health Insurance options
- 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
- Retirement; 401k offering
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- Parental Leave
