IOS Engineer

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re‑defining e‑commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co‑located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Australia, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward‑thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. 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.

We’re hiring iOS Engineers across multiple teams, including Buyer Growth, Content & Navigation, Security, App Platform, and Customer Experience & Operations. Our hiring needs span a range of seniority levels — from mid‑level to senior and staff‑level leaders — and we thoughtfully align scope and leveling based on experience and demonstrated impact. Team matching happens in the later stages of the process, allowing us to pair you with the team where your strengths, interests, and growth goals will have the greatest impact.

As our next iOS Engineer, you’ll design and build mobile experiences and systems that sit at the heart of the seller and buyer experience—combining growth, trust, and scalability. Your work will directly shape how thousands of new sellers and buyers discover Whatnot, get started, and succeed every week.

• Develop high‑quality iOS features using Swift and Swift
  
  UI.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, design, and backend teams to define goals, scope, and technical trade‑offs.

• Contribute to the evolution of shared mobile infrastructure and best practices across Whatnot’s engineering teams.

• Uphold engineering excellence through code reviews, documentation, and thoughtful discussions that raise the bar.

We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in‑person time for planning, problem‑solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our New York, Seattle, San Francisco or Los Angeles hub.

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here.

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• Proficiency in Swift, with a deep understanding of iOS fundamentals and Swift
  
  UI‑driven UI architecture.

• Proven track record of delivering user‑facing features. You are known for shipping products and features lightning‑fast.

• Excellent product instincts. You first think about users rather than the best technical solution.

• Bonus:

  • Experience with e‑commerce or social products.

  • Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks, analytics instrumentation, or growth experimentation tooling.

• Flexible Timeoff Policyand Company ‑wide Holidays(includingaspringandwinterbreak)

• Health Insuranceoptionsincluding Medical ,Dental,Vision

• Work From Home Support

  • Homeofficesetupallowance

  • Monthlyallowanceforcellphoneandinternet

• Carebenefits

  • Monthlyallowanceforwellness

  • Annualallowancetowards Childcare

  • Lifetimebenefitforfamilyplanning,suchasadoptionorfertilityexpenses

• Retirement;401kofferingfor
  
  Traditional and
  
  Rothaccountsinthe
  
  US(employermatchupto 4% ofbasesalary) and Pensionplansinternationally

• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app

  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).

• Parental Leave

  • 16weeksofpaidparentalleave+onemonthgradualreturntowork
    * companyleaveallowancesrunconcurrentlywithcountryleaverequirementswhichtakeprecedence.

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.