Whatnot
Whatnot: Buy, Sell, Go Live
Android Engineer, Seller Growth
Android EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2021H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
California + 2 moreAll locations: California, New York, Washington
Posted
138 days ago
Salary
$190K - $260K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAndroidKotlinSQL
Job Description
• Develop high-quality Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose that enhance the seller onboarding, verification, and incentive journeys.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to define goals, scope, and technical trade-offs.
• Partner with data science to design and interpret experiments that measure seller success and improve funnel efficiency.
• Contribute to the evolution of shared mobile infrastructure and best practices across Whatnot’s engineering teams.
• Uphold engineering excellence through code reviews, documentation, and thoughtful discussions that raise the bar.
• Responsible for deeply technical systems (IDV, fraud signal repositories, seller enrichment pipelines, predictive models) that directly influence GMV, seller retention, and buyer trust.
• Ensure that Whatnot can confidently scale this influx without compromising marketplace integrity.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping high-quality Android applications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Android expertise in creating fluid, responsive user interfaces
- Strong knowledge of Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Adept at reactive programming with Kotlin Coroutines and Flows
- Fluent in MVI or MVVM development
- Care deeply about product quality and performance, creating polished experiences that balance usability and trust
- Thrive in cross-functional environments, partnering effectively with product, design, and backend peers
- Are comfortable using data and experimentation (SQL, Snowflake, A/B testing) to guide decisions
- Communicate clearly and drive alignment across teams in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
- Have a growth mindset, taking ownership from concept to launch while mentoring others along the way
- Bonus points for: Experience with trust, safety, or identity verification systems
- Familiarity with observability tools like Datadog and data tools like SQL
- Comfort collaborating beyond mobile (backend or data pipelines)
- Passion for developing and mentoring teammates, scaling impact through others.
Benefits
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- Home office setup allowance
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- Monthly allowance for wellness
- Annual allowance towards Childcare
- Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- 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
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work
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