Currently tracking 20 active AI roles, down 31% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $245k–$345k (avg $296k).
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.
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.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| International Recruiter, Operations International Recruiter for Operations teams (Customer Experience, Trust & Safety, Fraud) at Whatnot, a fast-growing livestream shopping platform. This role involves full-cycle recruiting, high-volume hiring, sourcing, building relationships with passive talent, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. The recruiter will partner with hiring managers, develop hiring plans, and emphasize diversity and inclusion in hiring practices. Requires 4+ years of experience supporting Operations hiring in high-growth environments. | — | 0 |
| Trust & Safety Agent, 2026 New Grad This role focuses on maintaining the safety and integrity of the Whatnot platform by reviewing suspicious behavior, conducting transaction reviews, identifying trends, and communicating with customers. It involves investigating trust and risk cases, working with other departments, and representing the company with integrity. The role requires a customer-first mindset and the ability to learn new systems quickly. | — | 0 |
| Partnerships Manager, Japan Partnerships Manager for Whatnot's Japan launch, focusing on growing seller communities through sourcing, partnerships, and seller advising. The role also involves creating community events, spearheading marketing initiatives like influencer partnerships, and utilizing data for strategic planning and reporting. Requires strong analytical and project management skills, with experience in client-facing or business development roles. | — | 0 |
| Customer Experience Agent (Japanese Speaking) This role is for a Customer Experience Agent at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. The agent will interact with buyers and sellers, resolve issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and work to improve the overall customer experience. Fluency in English and Japanese is required, along with experience in customer support systems and e-commerce operations. | — | 0 |
| Customer Experience Agent, 2026 New Grad Customer Experience Agent role at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. Responsibilities include interacting with buyers and sellers, resolving issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and improving the overall customer experience. This role is for new graduates and offers hands-on exposure to a fast-growing company. | — | 0 |
| Customer Experience Agent Customer Experience Agent role at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. Responsibilities include interacting with buyers and sellers, resolving issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and improving the overall customer experience. Requires 2+ years of support experience, weekend availability, and fluency in English. Experience with Zendesk, Kustomer, or Intercom is preferred. Understanding of Ecommerce and Marketplace operations is important. | — | 0 |
| 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 |
| Product Manager, Payments Product Manager, Payments to lead the strategy and execution of the core payments platform and experiences that underpin the Whatnot marketplace. Owns systems for buyer payments, seller payouts, and money movement, processing billions in annual GMV. Partners with Engineering, Design, Finance, Trust & Safety, Legal, CX, and Operations. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Infrastructure Software Engineer, Infrastructure Reliability Engineering role at Whatnot, focusing on building and maintaining distributed systems, services, and frameworks to ensure platform reliability, resiliency, and safe operation at scale. Responsibilities include designing traffic control mechanisms, load testing frameworks, chaos testing infrastructure, and systems for SLOs and incident management. The role requires strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with distributed systems, with preferred languages being Python, Elixir, or Go. | — | 0 |
| Early Talent Community - Software Engineering This is an early talent community outreach for future software engineering roles at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. It is not a direct application but a way for students to express interest and receive updates. | — | 0 |
| iOS Engineer Whatnot is hiring iOS Engineers to build and design mobile experiences and systems for their livestream shopping platform, focusing on buyer growth, content, security, app platform, and customer experience. The role involves developing features using Swift and SwiftUI, collaborating cross-functionally, and contributing to mobile infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Merchant Tooling Software Engineer on the Merchant Tooling team, focused on building scalable, reliable systems for large sellers to manage their merchandise, including integrations with e-commerce platforms, WMS, ERPs, and accounting software. The role involves designing and implementing bi-directional data synchronization and enterprise-grade systems. | — | 0 |
| Product Designer Product Designer at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform, focusing on designing end-to-end workflows for user-facing features, internal tools, and core platform systems. The role involves translating complex problems into intuitive experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to the design system. Requires 5+ years of experience, strong interaction and systems thinking, and expertise in design tools. | — | 0 |
| Engineering Manager, Customer Experience Engineering Manager for Customer Experience at Whatnot, focusing on scaling Seller Provided Support (SPS) to help sellers resolve post-purchase issues, reduce refunds, and improve buyer/seller trust. This role involves end-to-end ownership of business outcomes, technical strategy, and execution for a full-stack team, aiming to build a world-class, intelligent support platform. | — | 0 |
| Trust & Risk Agent (German Speaking) This role is a front-line support position for German users experiencing trust and safety issues on the Whatnot platform. Responsibilities include de-escalating and educating customers, investigating complex cases, serving as an escalation point for language and cultural nuances, and working with other departments to resolve issues. The role requires fluency in German and English, experience in Trust & Safety or customer service, and a customer-first attitude. | — | 0 |
| Customer Experience Agent Customer Experience Agent role at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. Responsibilities include interacting with buyers and sellers, resolving issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and improving the overall customer experience. Requires weekend availability and experience with customer support systems. | — | 0 |
| Android Engineer Android Engineer role focused on building and shipping mobile experiences for Whatnot's seller growth and inventory management teams. Responsibilities include developing features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, collaborating cross-functionally, and contributing to mobile infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Data Engineer Data Engineer role focused on building and scaling data systems, including data architecture, pipelines, and models, to support data-driven decisions across product, sales, marketing, finance, and trust teams. Requires experience with modern data tooling and cloud data warehouses. | — | 0 |
| Partnerships Associate, Australia Partnerships Associate role focused on seller outreach, onboarding, relationship management, marketing, and data analytics for a livestream shopping platform. Requires experience in fast-paced, client-facing roles and strong project management skills. | — | 0 |
| Trust & Risk Agent (French Speaking) This role is a front-line support position for French users experiencing trust and safety issues on the Whatnot platform. Responsibilities include de-escalating and educating customers, investigating complex cases, and serving as an escalation point for culturally nuanced issues. The role requires fluency in French and English, a customer-first attitude, and experience with customer-facing systems. | — | 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. | — | 0 |
| 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 |
| Customer Experience Agent (German Speaking) Customer Experience Agent role at Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. Responsibilities include interacting with buyers and sellers, resolving customer issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and improving the overall customer experience. Requires fluency in English and German, support experience, and understanding of e-commerce operations. | — | 0 |
| Customer Experience Agent (French Speaking) Customer Experience Agent for Whatnot, a livestream shopping platform. Responsibilities include interacting with buyers and sellers, resolving customer issues related to payments, orders, and shipments, and improving the overall customer experience. Requires fluency in English and French, and experience with customer-facing systems. | — | 0 |
| Account Executive Account Executive role focused on acquiring and nurturing new livestream sellers for Whatnot, a consumer marketplace. Responsibilities include managing the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing deals and providing strategic coaching to sellers. The role requires understanding the sales process, becoming an expert on scaling businesses with Whatnot, and collaborating with internal teams for growth strategies. | — | 0 |
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