Whatnot · 5 hours ago
Data Science Intern, Summer 2026
San Francisco, CA
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerWhatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe, re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment. They are looking for a Data Science Intern to partner with various teams, develop solutions, and gain exposure to data-driven business decisions.
MarketplaceE-CommercePaymentsInformation TechnologyCollectiblesTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Partner with our Engineering, Product, Finance and Operations teams to identify critical goals for the business
Develop a deep understanding of them
Design scalable solutions
Support initiatives in all facets from analytics/data engineering and product analytics to machine learning
Gain exposure into various skills involved in making data driven business decisions
Ranging from analytics engineering, dashboard building, and presenting insights
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a degree in Econ, Business, Analytics, Data Science, or Engineering graduating between Dec 2026 and Summer 2027
Proficient in SQL and other scripting languages like Python or R
Adept at translating business problems into code and producing practical solutions
Analytical thinker who can break down business problems into pieces measured by data
Excellent communicator between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Passionate about storytelling with data
Preferred
Bonus points for being a collector
Benefits
Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
Company
Whatnot
Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform for buying and selling products.
Founded in 2019
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Whatnot has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (34)
2024 (20)
2023 (18)
2022 (10)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$974.7MKey Investors
CapitalG,DST Globalavra,DST Global,GreycroftCapitalG
2025-10-28Series F· $225M
2025-01-08Series E· $265M
2022-07-21Series D· $260M
Leadership Team
Jeff Chang
Director of Engineering, Head of Growth
Recent News
2026-02-06
2026-02-02
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