Whatnot has 33 active AI-related job listings, with a significant focus on agents, which accounts for 64% of their open roles. The majority of these positions are within the Engineering function, and all hiring is currently concentrated in the United States. Their technical needs are reflected in frequent tags such as model_serving, inference_infra, and agent_orchestration. In the last 30 days, Whatnot posted 2 new AI roles, representing a 78% decrease compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 20 active AI roles, down 31% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $245k–$345k (avg $296k).
Whatnot currently has 9 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: AI Tooling Engineer, Data Scientist, Risk & Fraud, Engineering Manager, Feed, Machine Learning Engineer, Growth, Software Engineer, AI Dev Tools. Most positions are in Engineering.
Whatnot's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (89%), application (11%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Whatnot is hiring AI talent in: United States (9 roles).
Job postings at Whatnot most frequently reference: agent orchestration, recommender systems, search ranking, model serving, rag.
In the past 30 days, Whatnot has posted 2 new AI-related roles.
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| Senior Fullstack Engineer - China Senior Fullstack Engineer for Whatnot's Games & Buyer Ecosystem Team in China, focusing on developing gamified mechanisms, interactive challenges, and reward systems for the livestream shopping platform to drive buyer purchases and engagement. The role involves end-to-end feature development for mobile/web apps and requires strong product instincts and a proven track record of shipping user-facing features. | — | 0 |
| Senior Android Engineer - China Senior Android Engineer at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, focused on developing gamified features and interactive systems for the buyer ecosystem to drive engagement and purchases. The role involves using Kotlin for the Android app, analyzing performance metrics, and collaborating with a remote team. | — | 0 |
| Senior Frontend Engineer - China Senior Frontend Engineer at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, focusing on developing gamified mechanisms and reward systems for the buyer ecosystem to drive purchases and engagement. The role involves designing and building user-facing features, analyzing performance metrics, and collaborating with backend technologies. Experience with frontend frameworks like React and Next.js is required. |
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| Senior iOS Engineer - China Senior iOS Engineer at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, focused on developing gamified mechanisms and interactive features for the buyer ecosystem to drive purchases and engagement. The role involves Swift development for the iOS app, analyzing performance metrics, and refining product strategies. | — | 0 |