Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
We are recruiting for our Games & Buyer Ecosystem Team in China that can bring best practices and leverage their expertise here at Whatnot. We develop features for our US & Europe markets.
In this role, you will:
Design and develop end-to-end gamified mechanisms for our buyers to drive key business metrics such as purchases and engagement.
Build interactive challenges and reward systems across the buyer ecosystem (ex. Promotions, Task achievement systems, virtual point system) that guide users and encourage ongoing engagement.
Develop innovative systems and features for our Android mobile app using Kotlin
Continuously analyze performance metrics and user feedback to refine product strategies, ensuring we deliver enjoyable experiences.
People who do well at Whatnot tend to be comfortable figuring things out as they go, biased toward action, and genuinely curious about what they're building. They care more about outcomes than credit and stay close to the product and the people using it.
As our next Senior Android Engineer, you should have 4+ years of Android native development experience, plus:
A 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 / Java and adept at writing declarative code.
Proven track record of delivering user-facing features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning-fast.
Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.
Good written and verbal English communication skills without relying on translation apps
Bonus:
Experience building E-commerce products
Fullstack experience
Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.
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