Android Engineer, Inventory

Whatnot is seeking an Android Engineer to join their Inventory team within Seller Engineering. This role focuses on supporting sellers in managing their merchandise on the Whatnot platform, ensuring accurate representation to reach a broader audience of buyers. The ideal candidate will contribute to a redesigned vision for live selling on Whatnot. Team members are required to be within commuting distance of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, or New York City hub.

What this role involves:

• Building a redesigned vision for how sellers sell live on Whatnot.
• Managing merchandise on Whatnot.
• Representing merchandise accurately.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience in high-growth startups.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Android expertise in creating fluid, responsive user interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Adept at reactive programming, preferably familiar with Kotlin Coroutines and Flows.
• Fluent in MVI or MVVM development.
• Product Instinct: Excel at translating user needs to effective technical solutions.
• Problem Solving: Thrives in ambiguity and tackles challenging problems with creativity and autonomy.
• Team Leadership: Proactively improve the team environment and foster inclusive, supportive team culture.
• Ownership Mindset: Owns projects holistically from inception to production and beyond.

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 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