Data Engineer at Whatnot in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or San Francisco
About the job
Company | Whatnot |
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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
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