Staff Software Engineer, Web

About Whop

At Whop, our mission is to make everyone a lot of money.

We’re building the most addicting mall on the internet; bridging the gap between connection, creation, and commerce. We firmly believe that money is freedom of time and we dream of a platform of one million millionaires.

We are a team of entrepreneurs building for entrepreneurs. Our creators earn more than $1B / year with a team of about 70 people based in Brooklyn, NY.

This is the make-money app.

What does the role look like?

• Own backend systems and infra powering core product surfaces: content rewards, discovery feed, recommendations, real-time chat, video infra, payments

• Scale the platform and database layer (PlanetScale, MySQL, Rails) to handle billions in GMV

• Architect and implement new AI-powered creator onboarding, global payout infra, leaderboards, and more

• Optimize performance, infra, and reliability at scale

• Provide technical direction, mentorship, and high-quality code to raise the bar for the entire eng org

What we're looking for:

• Deep backend experience: Rails, SQL, distributed systems

• Experience building and scaling large consumer systems

• Ability to go full-stack when needed

• Product-minded — you care about what you're building and why

• Trusted technical leader who leads by doing

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

• $240K–$280K base + competitive equity package

• Unlimited PTO + full health, dental, vision

• $12K annual Uber Eats credits (lunch + dinner Mon–Fri)

• $9K rent subsidy (if you live within 4 blocks of the Brooklyn HQ)

• $3K tech stipend (MacBook Pro + gear)

• Free Equinox gym + Citi Bike membership