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Engineering Manager, Seller Growth - Whatnot
Engineering Manager
Lead a high‑performing engineering team to build and scale seller‑growth features for a live‑shopping platform, driving product strategy, architecture, and execution using Python, Java, AWS, and data‑driven insights.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the technical roadmap for seller‑growth products, aligning engineering output with business goals.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a cross‑functional engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with product, data, and design partners to translate market needs into scalable, high‑performance services.
- Architect and oversee the development of backend systems using Python, Java, and AWS services, ensuring reliability and low latency.
- Implement data‑driven decision making by integrating analytics pipelines and monitoring tools.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of leading teams delivering large‑scale, consumer‑facing products.
- Strong proficiency in Python and Java, and hands‑on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
- Deep understanding of data analytics, metrics, and A/B testing to drive product growth.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence across product and business functions.
- Experience building high‑throughput, low‑latency systems in a fast‑moving, live‑streaming or e‑commerce environment.