Software Engineer Intern

Who you are

• 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 Engineering Intern you should have some industry software engineering experience, plus
• Pursuing a degree in computer science or other related major graduating in Dec 2027 or by Summer 2028
• Problem solver and out-of-the-box thinker
• Willing to take risks and build product and systems for 1M+ users
• Ability to pick up on new technologies quickly

What the job involves

• We are looking for intellectually curious, highly motivated individuals to join us for a 12-16 week hybrid internship during Summer 2027
• Our interns work in cross-functional multidisciplinary teams enabling you to directly impact the direction of our platform
• Your code and ideas will contribute to solving some of the most complex technical challenges we face today and define future engineering initiatives. Some sample projects you might work on are:
• Building new features for users in our live-streams
• Implementing growth tactics and strategies to scale our buyer and seller flows
• Building systems at scale that help us deliver a high trust marketplace experience
• By the end of your internship, you will have contributed to one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever while gaining core industry skills of project ideation, management and collaboration

Benefits

• Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
• Compensation: Generous compensation, including a competitive base salary and equity. Whatnot offers monthly reimbursement for internet and phone costs, along with a one-time home office set-up allowance. Whatnot offers a pension plan and matches employee contributions of up to 4% of the employee’s base salary.
• Recharge: Whatnot gives you the freedom to take time off as you see fit. And, we take company-wide Winter and Summer breaks so we can recharge. Whatnot provides a monthly allowance for wellness expenses. We know that to take care of our customers, we have to take care of ourselves. Supplemental health and life insurance coverage comes standard at Whatnot. 16 weeks of paid parental leave, and an additional one-month gradual return-to-work period.* Plus an additional childcare allowance, and a lifetime allowance for family planning, including adoption and fertility expenses. *The leave allowances provided by Whatnot may be dictated / informed by your country’s legal requirements,
• Flexibility: As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.