Data Science Intern

Summary

Join Whatnot's Data team as a Summer 2025 intern for a 12-week remote internship! Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, and Operations teams to identify business goals, develop solutions, and support initiatives across analytics, data engineering, and machine learning. You will gain exposure to various skills involved in data-driven decision-making, including analytics engineering, dashboard building, and presenting insights. Your contributions will help solve complex technical challenges and define future initiatives. While relocation isn't required, access to offices in SF, LA, and NYC is available. The internship is ideal for intellectually curious and highly motivated individuals.

Requirements

• Pursuing a degree in Econ, Business, Analytics, Data Science, or Engineering graduating between Dec 2025 and Summer 2026
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Your work and ideas will contribute to solving some of the most complex technical challenges we face today and define future initiatives

Benefits

• $150/month dogfooding budget
• $150/month wifi/phone reimbursement