Software Engineer, Logistics Platform

Whatnot
Los Angeles, San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 190,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Product judgment","Collaboration","Independent judgment","Risk awareness","Bias for action"]

Build and improve trusted backend and platform systems for Whatnot’s Logistics Platform, including source-of-truth APIs, logistics data quality, shipment state normalization, and observability for operational debugging. Partner with Product, Data Science, CX, Ops, Trust, and Finance to turn messy real-world logistics into durable systems that enhance buyer/seller experience, reduce support issues, strengthen trust decisions, and improve margin outcomes—using AI thoughtfully while maintaining correctness and risk judgment.

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Whatnot
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Software Engineer, Logistics Platform

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Job Summary

Build and improve trusted backend and platform systems for Whatnot’s Logistics Platform, including source-of-truth APIs, logistics data quality, shipment state normalization, and observability for operational debugging. Partner with Product, Data Science, CX, Ops, Trust, and Finance to turn messy real-world logistics into durable systems that enhance buyer/seller experience, reduce support issues, strengthen trust decisions, and improve margin outcomes—using AI thoughtfully while maintaining correctness and risk judgment.
Location: Los Angeles, San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and improve source-of-truth systems, APIs, and internal platform interfaces used by other teams for logistics workflows and decisions.
  • •Own backend and platform work across logistics data quality, shipment state normalization, observability, and operational debugging.
  • •Partner with Product, Data Science, CX, Ops, Trust, and Finance to convert real-world logistics problems into durable systems and better user outcomes.
  • •Improve correctness, timeliness, and usability of logistics data that powers support, trust, product, and operational workflows.
  • •Build tooling, monitoring, and debugging primitives to detect problems earlier and get to truth faster, using AI thoughtfully while maintaining correctness and risk judgment.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,000 - 230,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPensionRemote WorkParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience building and owning meaningful backend or platform systems in production at the senior scope, including moderate-to-complex software and cross-functional collaboration.
  • •Strong product judgment to connect technical work to user impact, business outcomes, and explicit trade-offs.
  • •Experience with complex marketplace, coordination, delivery, fulfillment, trust, or post-purchase systems where software decisions handle messy real-world state.
  • •Strong instincts for data quality, source-of-truth systems, observability, and operational debugging.
  • •A thoughtful approach to AI—using it to improve engineering quality while keeping independent verification and risk judgment.
Experience:MarketplaceTwo-sided platformLogisticsFulfillmentTrust
Skills:Product judgmentCollaborationIndependent judgmentRisk awarenessBias for action

Company Brief

Whatnot
Whatnot is a live-stream shopping marketplace connecting sellers and collectors for trading cards, toys, and collectibles. The platform hosts live auctions and interactive streams, enabling creators and small businesses to sell directly to engaged communities.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: United States
Founded: 2019
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