š Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. Weāre building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment. We are committed to our values , whether working remotely or from one of our offices. We are building a team that hasĀ experience from top tech, retail and payments platforms in the world.
Weāre 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.
And, weāre growing. Whatnot has been the fastest growing marketplace in the US over the past two years and weāre hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.
š Opportunity Size
Retail disruption is one of the largest opportunities in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is taking off around the world āĀ a $300B GMV market in China thatās grown 100% YoY. Whatnot is bringing it to the world through a community-first approach, starting in the U.S. where retail is a $5T market opportunity!
š» Role
Youāll be responsible for maintaining (and raising) the security bar across our production cloud environments
Design end to end software features and systems for Cloud Security Baseline Measurement, Cloud IAM, hybrid public-private cloud infra, and related cloud security tooling
Operate vulnerability discovery tools for operating systems, containers, and software libraries
Remediate and validate security issues across cloud infrastructure
Build, deploy, and manage production security tools and services to monitor networks, endpoints, and cloud workloads
Design and operate scalable processes to provision cloud access and maintain least-privilege
Leverage your expertise in systems, network, and cloud security to troubleshoot production services
Maintain a reliable and low-touch infrastructure using technologies such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and immutable images
Design and develop new systems to empower fast data-driven decisions
š You
Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? Weāve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.
As our next Cloud Security Engineer you should have a minimum of 5 years experience in public cloud infrastructure security at scale, plus:
Bachelorās degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong experience with AWS cloud provider
Experience as a security engineer, software engineer, site reliability engineer, or security consultant
Detailed understanding of cloud and network security
Fluency in one or more programming or scripting languages
Understanding of modern cloud technology components and deployment patterns: virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, serverless, infrastructure as code, etc
š°Compensation
For US-based applicants: Ā $205,000/year to $235,000/year + benefits + stock options
The salary range may be inclusive of several levels that would be applicable to the position. Final salary will be based on a number of factors including, level, relevant prior experience, skills and expertise. This range is only inclusive of base salary, not benefits (more details below) or equity in the form of stock options.
š Benefits
Unlimited Vacation Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability
Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical
Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents
Work From Home Support
Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance
$450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone and internet
Care benefits
$1,350 quarterly allowance on food
$1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness
16 weeks Paid Parental Leave and gradual return to work
$5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare
$20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Professional Development
$2,000 annual benefit to invest in your professional development
401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts provided by Betterment
Employer matching contributions of 100% of up to 4% of contributions on base salary
š 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.
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