Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey is a prominent Data Engineer and currently serves as an Engineering Manager for the Data Platforms team at Whatnot, a rapidly growing livestream shopping platform. He has been with Whatnot since January 2022, transitioning from a Data Engineer role to his current management position in April 2023. His work focuses on building and scaling the data architecture to support various analytics and machine learning applications within the company.123

Bailey holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, where he also engaged in research related to cognitive neuroscience and language comprehension. His academic background is complemented by a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and Philosophy from Samford University, where he graduated summa cum laude.35 Before joining Whatnot, he was the Director of Data & Analytics at Immuta, where he led the data team and contributed to key architectural decisions for their internal data platform.34

In addition to his technical expertise, Bailey is passionate about education, healthcare, and data ethics. He has also shared insights on the importance of creating reliable data services while balancing decentralized data ownership.25 Outside of his professional work, he writes about technology and data-related topics on his blog and engages with the community through various speaking events.12