Senior Backend Engineer, International Eng

🚀 Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot! 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. 💻 Role The International Engineering team is responsible for building the operational and transactional systems that enable Whatnot to scale globally. This team focuses on everything that happens after a transaction occurs: Cross-border transaction infrastructure Tax and regulatory compliance International post-purchase experiences Marketplace operational tooling and automation As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design and build highly scalable systems that support millions of transactions across multiple countries and regulatory environments. Example projects include: Building VAT tooling and seller-facing tax infrastructure for EU and UK markets Designing cross-border shipping and Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) experiences that enable international commerce Building systems to support market-specific requirements including Right of Withdrawal, refund automation, and regulatory compliance. Expanding Seller Protection Systems (SPS) into international markets Developing operational tooling that enables efficient international marketplace operations Partnering with internal logistics, payments, and platform teams to build durable long-term infrastructure The work spans everything from deep backend architecture and distributed systems design to product-facing experiences that directly impact buyer trust and seller success. 👋 About You Required 5+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong backend engineering experience in distributed systems or large-scale platforms Experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable production services Strong proficiency in one or more modern backend languages (e.g. Python, Go, Java, Kotlin) Experience working with relational databases and event-driven architectures Ability to drive projects independently from ambiguous problem statements to production launch Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders Preferred Experience with payments, fintech, e-commerce, logistics, marketplace platforms, or compliance systems Experience building operational platforms, workflow systems, or transaction processing infrastructure Experience working in rapidly growing product organizations 💛 EOE 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.