About the company
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values, and as a remote-first team, we operate out of hubs within the US, Canada, UK, and Germany today. We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear. The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.
Job Summary
What you’ll do
📍Develop and optimize Elixir applications for performance, reliability, and scalability. 📍Design and implement fault-tolerant, resilient infrastructure to support critical business features. 📍Collaborate between infrastructure and product teams to build and enhance user-facing features. 📍Improve observability through logging, tracing, and monitoring, ensuring system health. 📍Contribute to the long-term technical roadmap, influencing key architectural decisions.
About You
📍Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience. 📍5+ years of software development experience. 📍Deep knowledge of the BEAM VM, or the Elixir programming language and Open Telecom Platform. 📍Experience building scalable, production-ready applications using Elixir and BEAM. 📍Ability to understand business logic code quickly in a larger platform; Python experience preferred. 📍Experience in a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP). 📍Ability to work across infrastructure and product teams, balancing technical excellence with business needs. 📍Previous experience at a hyper-growth startup. You’re an excellent problem solver and a self-starter who can hit the ground running with little direction. 📍Excellent ability to understand product requirements in the context of a scalable platform. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
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