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Software Engineer, Design Systems

Whatnot đŸ‡ș🇾 San Francisco, California, United States of America

$207,000 - $230,000 Full-time

Build and evolve the Whatnot Design System components across iOS, Android, and web to ensure consistent and accessible UI. Own the design token architecture and the automated pipeline that syncs Figma designs to production code.

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve the Whatnot Design System components across iOS, Android, and web to ensure consistent and accessible UI. Own the design token architecture and the automated pipeline that syncs Figma designs to production code.

Requirements

  • Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Must have shipped production UI on at least two of the three target platforms (iOS, Android, Web) and have experience maintaining design systems.

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
  • Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning
  • 401k offering
  • Pension plans
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave

Key Skills

Software engineering Design systems iOS development Android development Web development Figma Design tokens React Swift Kotlin TypeScript Component libraries Accessibility Automated pipelines CI/CD Git Agile methodology Cross‑functional collaboration UI implementation Testing frameworks Code review Performance optimization Design‑to‑code handoff Documentation Problem solving Communication

About Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the US, UK, and Europe. Millions of people come to Whatnot every day to buy, sell, and connect over the things they love, from sneakers to sports cards, vintage fashion to fine jewelry, comics to Pokémon, beauty, electronics, and hundreds of other categories. In 2025, live sales on Whatnot surpassed $8B, more than doubling the year before. Over 20 million accounts were created last year alone, and we have been the #1 shopping app in both the US and UK. We've built a real business, but we're nowhere near done. Live commerce at this scale has never been done in the West, which means the people here now are shaping how an entirely new industry develops. The pace here is fast and the expectations are high. We move quickly, prioritize ruthlessly, and trust people to own their work end-to-end. In return, careers grow faster, impact is real, and your colleagues will raise your standards. It's an environment built for people who want t

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