Data Engineer, Whatnot

• As our next Data Engineer, you should have 3+ years of experience, plus:
• Experience working with Trust & Risk data in e-commerce, fintech, or social platforms, particularly in fraud detection, policy enforcement, or abuse prevention
• Ability to design risk-aware data models that capture patterns of fraudulent behavior, policy violations, and real-time trust signals
• Track record in transforming large amounts of complex data into insights through the end-to-end creation of data products
• Experience implementing real-time and batch data pipelines with tight SLOs and complex transformation requirements
• Proficiency in data architecture and modeling concepts, such as Kimball or Data Vault
• Expertise in data engineering tooling, such as ingesting, testing, transformations, lineage, orchestration, and/or semantic layers
• Proficiency in at least one server-side programming language (preferably Python), common algorithms and data structures, and software design principles
• Self-starter ethic, thriving under a high level of autonomy
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

• As our newest Data Engineer, you will partner deeply with the Trust & Risk engineering team to design scalable solutions to pressing business goals
• You will build on our data architecture, unlock critical new use cases, and drive end-to-end initiatives leveraging software, data & analytics
• Make key decisions about how we build Trust & Risk data systems at Whatnot – and then make it happen
• Contribute to the design and implementation of our data platform architecture. You will help craft best practices and rollouts to steer the team's direction
• Work with key stakeholders to design data applications for internal and external audiences and various use cases, including machine learning, experimentation, and real-time analytics
• Support efforts to optimize the entire data platform, including our real-time logging solutions, analytics databases, data warehouse, metrics store, and more

• Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
• Compensation: Full-time Whatnauts receive equity, a WFH stipend to support your remote workspace and a monthly stipend to dogfood the app.
• Recharge: Flexible Time Off policy, holiday week off at the end of year, and paid parental leave after 1 year with us.
• Flexibility: Remote-first work culture. We provide a working environment where you're in charge of your time and schedule.

Total funding: $749.2m

The collectible toy market is large, and Whatnot has built a unique social platform that enables sellers to use livestreams to showcase their products and reach more buyers. The company’s focus is on collectible toys, some of which are rare and can cost thousands of dollars, and has also expanded to sports cards.