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Technical Program Manager

Whatnot
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA / New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Seattle, WA / Remote (US))$190k - $250kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Technical Program Manager role at Whatnot overseeing program delivery across Data Platform, Infrastructure, and Machine Learning (ML) teams. Defines roadmaps, orchestrates cross-functional execution, and scales streaming, real-time data, and ML/AI infrastructure to power the product experience. Remote-friendly with multiple US locations.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the engineering roadmap, strategy, and execution of critical cross-functional initiatives
  • Define requirements and technical roadmap with engineering, product, and cross-functional teams to launch programs at lightning speed
  • Design and improve engineering processes, planning rhythms, and execution frameworks
  • Clearly communicate roadmap, progress, and insights to key teams and stakeholders
  • Do whatever it takes to ensure engineering teams are operating effectively — unblock them and keep them moving at a rapid pace
  • Take ownership of any major blocker to the company's success
  • Drive strategic initiatives across the company as needed

Qualifications

  • Experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible technical and operational initiatives across an organization
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments, identify system and design tradeoffs, and make decisions with limited information in high-pressure situations
  • Demonstrated hands-on fluency with AI tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) to reduce manual overhead, automate program workflows, and drive measurable efficiency gains
  • Proven ability to collect, synthesize, and interpret data to inform decisions and drive clarity
  • Experience with hypothesis-driven product and engineering development
  • Entrepreneurial drive to achieve stretch goals in an innovative, fast-paced environment
  • 5+ years of relevant experience

Skills

Required:Technical Program ManagementLeading complex initiativesAmbiguity managementData-driven decision makingAI tooling fluency
Nice to have:Hypothesis-driven product development

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Care benefits
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) 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.

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