Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Australia, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.
From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.
And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce.
💻 RoleThe Payments team at Whatnot is fundamental to the product’s global operations. We power every order, collect every payment across a wide range of local and international methods, and manage returns, refunds, and seller payouts at scale. Each year, we process billions of dollars in payments, making us one of the most trusted and essential systems in the business.
As Whatnot grows rapidly, our team is directly responsible for enabling that growth—by building reliable, scalable infrastructure and developing innovative ways for users to transact. We play a central role in shaping the future of commerce on the platform and are accountable for supporting the continued expansion of both buyers and sellers in the years ahead.
Each member of the team has a lot of individual responsibility and many more freedoms, so we need to hire people we can trust. Your ability to make good trade-offs and exercise good judgment is essential to us.
We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our Dublin hub.
👋 YouCurious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.
As our next Software Engineer, you should have 3-5 or more years of software development experience building scalable systems that can handle millions of users, plus:
You are comfortable with multiple programming languages (we primarily use Python, Elixir, JavaScript - knowledge of these in particular not required)
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 have strong ownership instincts and can own projects from inception to production, and beyond
You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast
You are an excellent problem solver and don’t need to be told exactly what to do
You are open to doing frontend work when required
Ability to pick up on new technologies very quickly
Proven track record of delivering features
Experience with payment systems, infrastructure, experiences and international commerce (nice to have)
Startup experience at a high-growth company (nice to have)
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
Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
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.
Please find our Whatnot Candidate Privacy Notice here.
💛 EOEWhatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.
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