Data Engineer at Whatnot in New York City, Los Angeles, Seattle, or San Francisco
About the job
| Added | 1 month ago |
|---|---|
| Company | Whatnot |
| Salary | $180,000—$260,000 |
| 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 |
Description summary
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
- Amazon Redshift
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Flink
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Spark
- BigQuery
- Dagster
- dbt
- Debezium
- Great Expectations
- Monte Carlo
- Python
- Snowflake
- SQL
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
What you need to know about Whatnot, the company
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.