Software Engineer, Data Developer Platform

Whatnot
San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle
Full timeUSD 200,000 - 275,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Self-starter","Autonomy"]

Build and evolve Whatnot’s data orchestration and streaming platform, defining technical direction for scalable, reliable, multi-tenant data infrastructure. Lead development of production-ready systems that power real-time analytics, event-driven applications, and machine learning infrastructure. Own platform reliability goals (scalability, performance, SLOs, monitoring, incident response), apply DevOps/SRE practices, and partner across engineering to integrate data systems with strong governance and compliance.

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Whatnot
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Software Engineer, Data Developer Platform

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Job Summary

Build and evolve Whatnot’s data orchestration and streaming platform, defining technical direction for scalable, reliable, multi-tenant data infrastructure. Lead development of production-ready systems that power real-time analytics, event-driven applications, and machine learning infrastructure. Own platform reliability goals (scalability, performance, SLOs, monitoring, incident response), apply DevOps/SRE practices, and partner across engineering to integrate data systems with strong governance and compliance.
Location: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define technical direction and lead development of critical data platform systems powering next-generation capabilities.
  • •Lead buildout and evolution of data orchestration and streaming platforms for production-ready usage across the company.
  • •Design scalable, reliable, multi-tenant data infrastructure and own platform concerns including scalability, performance, reliability, and SLOs.
  • •Build systems supporting real-time analytics, event-driven applications, and machine learning infrastructure needs.
  • •Apply DevOps/SRE practices (CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, incident response) and help define data governance and compliance standards.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 275,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRemote WorkHome OfficeInternet AllowanceWellness StipendChildcare401kPensionPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience building production, API-driven applications and well-tested services at scale.
  • •Track record building scalable, high-performance distributed systems and stateful, real-time data pipelines (checkpointing, state management, watermarking).
  • •Strong experience with streaming systems (Kafka, Flink, or Pulsar) and/or orchestration platforms (Airflow, Dagster, or Temporal), including evolving platform layers.
  • •Experience managing cloud data stores and lake architectures (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift; AWS S3) to process and serve data products.
  • •Familiarity with DevOps/SRE practices (CI/CD, monitoring, incident management) and data governance/compliance principles.
Experience:8+ years
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsSelf-starterAutonomy
Tech Stack:KafkaFlinkPulsarAirflowDagsterTemporalSnowflakeBigQueryRedshiftAWSGoogle CloudS3TerraformPythonGitHubGitHub ActionsCI/CDAPI

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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