Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Fetch
Search
+Equity
Mobile shopping and rewards platform
Job no longer available
Mobile shopping and rewards platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help reimagine what shopping looks like.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in building NLP and information retrieval systems for commercial applications
- 2+ years experience leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams
- Demonstrated experience in building and deploying high-performance ML systems with specific attention to latency and throughput requirements
- Proficiency in Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or other ML frameworks
- Experience with large datasets, data pipelines, and deploying ML models to production environments
- Deep understanding of both traditional and vector-based search algorithms (from TF-IDF to HNSW and everything in between)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts into business impact
- Ability to implement online/offline evaluation strategies to compare iterations of models
Desirable
- Experience building search engines or Entity Resolution models
- Experience implementing vector databases (i.e. FAISS, Voyager, Pinecone, etc)
- Experience with NLP tasks like fine-tuning LLMs, RLHF, prompting, and semantic search
- Prior experience working in high-growth tech environments
What the job involves
- As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Search, you will design, build, and implement NLP-based systems that have a direct impact on the user experience
- ML-based search models are used at Fetch to improve our ability to understand receipt data as well as power in-app search
- When our search models get better, users get more points and Fetch earns more revenue!
- In this role, you will be a technical leader, shaping best practices to build world-class, user-facing technology
- You will mentor fellow engineers, fostering technical growth and collaboration within the team
- As a hands-on leader, you will actively contribute to the codebase and deliver features alongside your team
- Beyond technical implementation, you'll serve as a “tech lead of tech leads”, which will put you in a position to influence the direction of multiple ML projects within this domain
- Your skills and experience will level up the people around you and inform the vision of the Machine Learning team as Fetch deepens its investment into ML
Our take
Leading mobile shopping and loyalty platform Fetch has seen explosive success in recent years. Its concept is simple: users receive spendable points in exchange for scans of their shopping receipts.
The app has tens of millions of daily active users with even more downloads, and has seen impressive growth, having now reached 'unicorn' status twice over. This should come as no surprise. Brand reinforcement is crucial to customer retention and acquisition - but it is harder than ever, with the fragmentation of choice on the market and the declining efficacy of marketing. So material loyalty benefits are likely to prove a crucial tool in creating and leveraging a strong customer base.
Whilst Fetch faces competition from similar receipt-scan rewards platforms like ReceiptPal and Ibotta, it grew into a profitable company in late 2023. It is using its most recent Morgan Stanley-backed funding to aggressively add brand partners at a competitive pace and onboarding staff at a level that promises strong continued growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2022
$120m
SERIES E
Mar 2021
$210m
SERIES D
Total funding: $456.6m
Company benefits
- Stock Options: Fetch wants you to be on the rocketship with us! Options will give you the opportunity to share the excitement of the company growth and have your own stake in its success
- 401k Match: We match 100% of the first 3% of your 401K contribution
- Benefits for humans and pets: We offer comprehensive PPO and HDHP plans (Dental | Vision | Life Insurance) in addition to pet insurance, fully covered for the first pet. Our bereavement leave also includes our furry friends
- Continuing Education: Fetch provides up to $10,000 per year in education reimbursement support for any job-related courses/programs/certifications. You will also have access to Udemy, an online course provider with thousands of topics to discover
- Employee Resource Groups: Take part in employee-led groups that are centered around fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace through events, dialogue and advocacy. Current groups include Amplify BiPoC, Amplify Women, Amplify LBGTQ+, Amplify Family, and Amplify Veterans
- Paid Time Off: On top of our flexible PTO, Fetch observes 9 paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day, as well as our End-of-Year break
- Robust Leave Policies: Whether it’s for you or a loved one, Fetch offers generous leave time for various health and personal needs that take you away from work. Our parental leave policy provides 18 weeks of paid time off for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers, and the option to create a flexible return to work schedule in the last few weeks of leave
- Wellness Program: Utilize these tools and resources to bring your best self to work each day
- Wellness coach on staff to help you create goals, provide accountability and support you on your wellness journey
- Nutrition counseling through Charge Nutrition
- Gympass membership to access in-person gyms, virtual workout classes, meditation apps, and much more
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides no cost, confidential resources and services to help navigate life's many changes and challenges
- Hybrid Work Environment: Collaborate with your team in one of our stunning offices in Madison, Birmingham or Chicago 1 - 2 times per week. We’ll ensure you are equally equipped with the hardware and software you need to get your job done in the comfort of your home
- Social Impact Efforts: Take part in volunteer events or donate to your favorite organizations through BrightFunds
Company HQ
Madison, WI
Leadership
Wes Schroll
(CEO)Founded Fetch while in undergrad at UW-Madison and grew the company into the nation's No. 1 rewards app, connecting millions of consumers with their favorite brands.
Tyler Kennedy
(VP of Operations)Studied Business Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Founded his first company, a yacht detailing company, when they were only fourteen.
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