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Software Engineer, Logistics Platform

Whatnot· Engineering
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Hybrid (Los Angeles, CA)$190k - $230k + equityFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer, Logistics Platform at Whatnot. Build and own backend/platform systems for logistics data, shipment state normalization, observability, and operational debugging to improve buyer/seller experience, trust, and margins. Remote-friendly with LA hub requirement for onsite planning and collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Build and improve source-of-truth systems, APIs, and internal platform interfaces that other teams depend on for logistics workflows and decisions.
  • Own backend and platform work across logistics data quality, shipment state normalization, observability, and operational debugging surfaces.
  • Partner closely with Product, Data Science, CX, Ops, Trust, and Finance to turn messy real-world logistics problems into durable systems and better user outcomes.
  • Improve the correctness, timeliness, and usability of the logistics data that powers support, trust, product, and operational workflows.
  • Build tooling, monitoring, and debugging primitives that help teams detect problems earlier and get to truth faster.
  • Use AI thoughtfully in day-to-day engineering work to improve quality, learning speed, debugging, and execution — while maintaining correctness and risk judgment.

Qualifications

  • Experience building and owning meaningful backend or platform systems in production at senior scope (moderate-to-complex software, cross-functional collaboration).
  • Strong product judgment and ability to connect technical work to user impact and business outcomes.
  • Experience in complex marketplace, coordination, delivery, fulfillment, trust, or post-purchase systems where software decisions interact with messy real-world state.
  • Strong instincts around data quality, source-of-truth systems, observability, and operational debugging.
  • Thoughtful approach to AI: using it to improve engineering quality while keeping verification and independent judgment in play.
  • Comfort operating in fast-moving, high-ownership environments with ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Skills

Required:Backend Software EngineeringAPIs and Platform InterfacesData Quality and Source-of-TruthObservability and DebuggingCross-functional Collaboration
Nice to have:AI in Engineering

Benefits

  • Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including spring and winter break)
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Care benefits
  • Retirement; 401k with employer match up to 4% in the US and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., connecting buyers and sellers in real-time across any category – from collectibles like trading cards to comics, fashion, sneakers, and more.

marketplacee-commerce
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