About the job
Embrace the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!
Whatnot stands as North America and Europe’s premier live shopping platform, dedicated to transforming the way you buy, sell, and discover your favorite items. We are on a mission to redefine e-commerce by seamlessly merging community engagement, shopping, and entertainment into a unique experience tailored just for you. As part of a remote, co-located team, we thrive on innovation while being firmly rooted in our core values. With operational hubs across the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we are collaboratively shaping the future of online marketplaces.
Our live auctions span a diverse range of categories from fashion and beauty to electronics and collectibles, including trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. There’s truly something for everyone!
And this is just the beginning! As one of the fastest-growing marketplaces, we are in search of bold, innovative problem solvers across all functional areas. Stay updated with the latest Whatnot news through our news and engineering blogs, and join us in empowering individuals to transform their passions into thriving businesses, fostering connections through commerce.
Your Role
We are seeking hands-on leaders—intellectually curious and technically proficient individuals ready to influence the future of AI and ML at Whatnot. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the development and scaling of the foundational infrastructure that supports machine learning and self-hosted large language model applications across our organization. Collaborating closely with machine learning scientists, you will drive the implementation of innovative models powered by near-real-time features, enhancing product experiences. This entails building robust systems that ensure advanced ML is both reliable and efficient at scale—from low-latency deep learning model serving and streaming feature ingestion to distributed training and high-throughput GPU inference. As a managerial role, a strong technical foundation is essential, and potential candidates should be enthusiastic about diving deep into the details. You will elevate architectural discussions, provide insightful technical feedback, and dedicate at least one day a week to coding.
Your Responsibilities:
Lead the infrastructure supporting AI and ML models across critical business areas, enhancing growth, recommendations, trust and safety, fraud detection, seller tooling, and more.
Oversee the prototyping, deployment, and productionization of innovative ML architectures, ensuring they align with our strategic objectives.

