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Data Engineer at Whatnot in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or San Francisco

About the job

Company Whatnot
Salary $180,000.00—$260,000.00
Equity Yes
Locations New York City, NY, United States, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Seattle, WA, United States, San Francisco, CA, United States
Setting Hybrid

Help build and run the data systems that power Whatnot. You’ll design models and pipelines, keep data quality high, and work with teams across the company; you know Python and SQL and have used tools like Kafka, dbt, Spark or Flink, Airflow or Dagster, and Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift.

Technologies

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Apache Kafka
  • Debezium
  • dbt
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Flink
  • Dagster
  • Apache Airflow
  • Monte Carlo
  • Great Expectations
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery
  • Amazon Redshift

About Whatnot

Whatnot is a live shopping marketplace where people buy and sell through real-time video auctions across categories like collectibles, fashion, electronics, and more. Its mission is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Founded in 2019 by Grant LaFontaine and Logan Head, Whatnot is remote-first with hubs in the US and Europe and operates the Whatnot app (Shop, Sell, Connect) on iOS and Android.

Perks and benefits

  • Generous holiday and time off policy

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • Work-from-home support

  • Home office setup allowance

  • Monthly cell phone and internet stipend

  • Monthly wellness allowance

  • Annual childcare allowance

  • Lifetime family planning benefit (adoption/fertility)

  • 401(k) with employer match up to 4% (US)

  • Pension plans internationally

  • Monthly allowance to use the Whatnot app (dogfooding)

  • Paid parental leave (16 weeks) plus one-month gradual return

  • Equity compensation

Interview process

  • Resume review

  • Initial screen (phone or video)

  • Second round with hiring manager

  • Skills interview (may include technical/coding)

  • Final round including Cultural Principles interview

  • Reference check and offer letter

How to apply

  • Click “Apply for this job” on the RemoteOK listing.

  • Follow the prompts to submit your application and required materials.

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