Senior Data Scientist at Whatnot

🚀 Whatnot
Whatnot (YC W20) is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator. We’re one of YC’s top companies and one of the fastest growing marketplaces ever. We’re laser focused on creating an exceptional software company, team, and place to work. You can read our principles [here]. 
Our mission: enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce. We’re building the future of ecommerce; an interactive community where creators can make a living off their passion. 
Did we mention we’re high growth? We’ve 10x’d the company in 6 months! In January, Whatnot was 10 people. Today, our team is approaching 100 and will exceed 120 by year end. We’re hiring forward thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. We recruit thoughtfully, can move fast, and are scaling fully remotely. 
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.
📈 Opportunity Size
The ecommerce experience has been static for 20+ years and is perhaps the largest opportunity in the startup space today. Livestream shopping is a $170B GMV market in China and has grown 100% YoY. Retail is a $5T market opportunity!
👋 About You
We are looking for intellectually curious, highly motivated individuals to be foundational members of our Data team! You will partner with our Engineering, Product, Finance and Operations teams to identify critical goals for the business, develop a deep understanding of them, and design scalable solutions.
You should have strong critical thinking and analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a knack for working across teams in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be adept in navigating the data stack and able to support initiatives in all facets from data engineering and product analytics to machine learning and service deployments.
In addition to 4+ years of experience in the Data Analytics field, you should have:

Excellent verbal communications, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators
Demonstrated history of knowledge in Business Analysis, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or related technical fields
Industry experience with proven ability to apply scientific methods to solve real-world problems on large scale data
Ability to lead initiatives across multiple product areas and communicate findings with leadership and product teams
Experience with operational databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
Comfortability with data warehouses and big data technologies such as Redshift, Snowflake, Big Query, Presto, Athena, Spark, DBT
Expert in using SQL for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding
Experience with a scripting language such as Python or R is a plus
Aptitude and experience in applied statistics and machine learning techniques
Firm grasp of visualization tools interactive and self-serving such as business intelligence and notebooks

💻 Role

Partner closely across the business to find improvements and influence decisions using data science methodologies and tools
Build actionable KPIs, create production-quality dashboards and notebooks to convey insights
Define and advance best practices within an experiment driven culture
Inform product engineering roadmap through analysis of marketplace, user behavior, and product trends

🎁 Benefits



Competitive base salary and stock options
Unlimited Vacation Policy and No Meeting Holidays
Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability

Whatnot covers 99% of employee premium costs, and 75% of dependent care premiums for Medical
Dental and Vision sponsored 100% by Whatnot for employees and dependents


Work From Home Support

Laptop provided by Whatnot and home office setup allowance
$450 work-from-anywhere quarterly allowance for cell phone, internet, or co-working space


Up to $500 monthly to spend within Whatnot App
Care benefits

$1,350 quarterly allowance on food
$1,500 quarterly allowance for wellness
Paid Parental Leave
$20,000 for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Whatnot provides a $20,000 annual allowance towards Nannies, Daycare, and Caregiving support