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About the Role

Whatnot is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our Buyer Discovery pod. This role focuses on designing buyer-facing experiences for Discovery, with a specific emphasis on Ads and Notifications. You will shape experiences that help buyers discover relevant sellers, shows, products, and categories, both within the app and through re-engagement surfaces like push notifications. You will also contribute to ad experiences that balance buyer relevance, seller value, and overall ecosystem health. This is an opportunity for a designer excited by fast-moving consumer product work, strong cross-functional collaboration, and high-impact projects.

Responsibilities

Design thoughtful, intuitive user experiences across buyer discovery surfaces on mobile and web
Contribute to the Messaging Platform that bring buyers back at the right moment with relevant, engaging content
Help shape Ad Experiences within discovery surfaces in ways that balance buyer relevance, seller value, and overall ecosystem health
Create flows, mocks, prototypes, and polished UI that clearly communicate design intent
Partner closely with product, engineering, data, and design peers to explore ideas, test hypotheses, and improve the user experience
Participate in critiques and feedback loops, and iterate quickly based on learnings
Sweat the details while keeping sight of the broader user and business goals

Requirements

5+ years of experience designing digital products
Strong visual and interaction design fundamentals
A portfolio that shows craft, clarity of thinking, and care for the end-to-end user experience
Curiosity about how design can support both user needs and business outcomes
Excitement to work on consumer-facing product experiences with high visibility and lots of iteration
Comfort collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other designers
A willingness to learn quickly, ask good questions, and incorporate feedback
Strong communication skills in both verbal and written form
High attention to detail and a desire to keep refining until the work feels right
Experience designing consumer products, marketplaces, feeds, messaging, or notification experiences (Nice to have)
Interest in personalization, discovery systems, recommendations, or growth-oriented product work (Nice to have)
Excitement for live commerce, collecting, or online communities (Nice to have)

Skills

Visual design
Interaction design
Prototyping
UI design
Communication
Attention to detail

Location

Remote (U.S. only)
LA
SF
NY
SEA

Work Type

Remote
Office hubs

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
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, such as adoption or fertility expenses
Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work

About the Company

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love.
We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy.
The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes.

Equal Opportunity

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.