Job Description
Whatnot is seeking a Tech Lead Manager for their Fraud & Risk Engineering team. This role involves leading the development and maintenance of algorithms and infrastructure to prevent financial abuse on Whatnot's platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong entrepreneurial drive and a deep understanding of abuse vectors.
Responsibilities:
- Leading and scaling the Fraud Engineering team.
- Writing code and serving as a tech lead.
- Leading multiple initiatives across product areas.
- Communicating findings with leadership and product teams.
- Prioritizing work and driving results.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of software engineering experience.
- 2+ years of management experience.
- 2+ years of software engineering experience building for consumer-scale loads.
- 1+ years of experience writing production code in Python.
- 1+ years of experience developing fraud detection & prevention systems (preferred).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
What Whatnot Offers:
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays
- 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 on both food and 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