Senior Applied Scientist, Etsy
$183-216k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Job no longer available
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$183-216k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for individuals who are product and delivery-driven, and are passionate about using ML to improve Etsy for both buyers and sellers
- This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in building state-of-the-art ML systems for a two-sided marketplace with 90+ million buyers, 6+ million sellers, and hundreds of millions of unique, handmade, vintage listings
- You have experience of applying machine learning techniques in addressing real-world problems
- You have experience of writing training data pipelines, training and evaluating models, deploying models and monitoring production machine learning systems
- You have experience working with machine learning frameworks and technologies such as Tensorflow/TFX, PyTorch, Kubeflow
- You have experience of fine-tuning and evaluating pre-trained language models, including LLMs like GPT or Gemini
- You are proficient with databases, SQL, and scripting languages
- You have strong engineering and coding skills, with the ability to write high quality production code. Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java and/or other equivalent languages
- You are a mindful, empathetic, and communicative member of your team
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist I to join the Search Mission Understanding team at Etsy
- Our team develops custom machine-learning models that can drive product vision and customer impact. We’re a cross-functional group of applied scientists, machine learning engineers, and product managers
- As an engineer on our team, you will play a major role in improving the shopping experience for millions of Etsy buyers
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager, Search Mission Understanding
- Here’s a taste of the problems we’re solving:
- How can we help buyers find the high quality and relevant products at Etsy?
- How can we help buyers when they don’t know how to describe what they’re looking for?
- How can we better understand a user's shopping mission when they come to Etsy?
- How can we help buyers to narrow down their search based on their preferences?
- You will work in a cross-functional team to prioritize projects which help achieve our product targets
- Push the state of the art and apply the latest advances in Large Language Model and machine learning field to improve buyer experiences on Etsy
- Prototype, optimize, and productionize large-scale ML models that help deliver key results
- Conduct A/B experiments to validate the effectiveness of ML models and pipelines
- Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Our take
Created as an alternative to more corporate eCommerce sites, Etsy is a peer-to-peer (P2P) website where users buy and sell handmade crafts, vintage items, art, and photography. The online marketplace works similarly to Amazon and eBay, only with an emphasis on unique items rather than mass-produced merchandise.
Since its IPO in 2015, it has managed to hold its own in an increasingly competitive eCommerce industry, including from Amazon's handmade section that launched in 2015. Further, by providing sellers with ownership over pricing and branding, the site is attractive for those wanting to set up a business on an established platform.
However, the seller-side of Etsy is not without problems. The recent hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers has created significant discontent amongst sellers. Etsy must reconcile these issues to ensure artists continue to operate on the same scale within the platform. It plans to attract shoppers with its message of extraordinary, handmade and affordable products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2012
$40m
LATE VC
Aug 2010
$20m
SERIES E
Total funding: $91.7m
Company benefits
- Equity (offers vary by country)
- Performance bonuses
- Paid gender neutral parental leave
- Adoption and family planning
- Back-up care
- Volunteer time off
- Donation matching
- Employee resource groups
- Global virtual events
- Employer paid health benefits
- Fitness benefits
- Wellness programming
- Mental health benefits
- 401K matching/Pension contributions
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Leadership
Josh Silverman
(CEO)Previously senior executive at eBay, CEO of Shopping.com, CEO of Skype and President of Consumer Products & Services at American Express.
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