Software Engineer, Etsy
Recommendations
$131-170k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Be an early applicant
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$131-170k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- At least 3 years of professional backend development experience, ideally in a product-minded environment
- Understand the ins and outs of creating an API to be consumed by multiple platforms (we work in PHP and MySQL for our APIs that are consumed by mobile apps)
- Experience with API development and network call debugging practices and tools
- Proficiency with version control tools (our tooling and processes are based on git and GitHub)
- Unit testing experience
- Approach engineering from a product perspective. The work you'll do here will impact millions of users and it is important to understand their problems and find effective solutions for them
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members, such as Product Managers, Designers, QA, and product engineers
- Ability to define and solve unconstrained problems, and know when to seek help when no progress is being made
- Desire to learn new systems and technologies
- Interest in monitoring the health and performance of the applications your team owns
- Have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are willing to work with and improve on code you did not originally write
What the job involves
- We are looking for a product focussed backend engineer, to join a multi-platform app development team, where they will have the opportunity to work on the biggest bets for Etsy's business and contribute directly to the company goals and growth
- The engineer will be part of an app team within our Recommendations group. They will collaborate with mobile app developers in building delightful shopping experiences for millions of users as they shop for nearly one hundred million listings on the Etsy Marketplace
- The teams in the Recommendations group are a cross-functional product development team consisting of engineers, product managers, designers, product marketers, data analysts and user researchers. We collaborate closely and learn via data, user interviews, experimentation and iteration so that we can take a holistic approach to improving the buyer and seller experience in our mobile apps
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager
- Build solutions to help our nearly 100M buyers discover items from Etsy’s outstanding and diverse listing's inventory for their personalized shopping missions
- Prototype, optimize, and deploy large-scale product improvements that deliver key results
- Run A/B experiments to validate product improvements
- Collaborate with product managers, product designers, analysts, researchers, and other full-stack engineers to deliver optimal content to our buyers
- Lead and assist in performing product testing including unit, functional, visual, etc
- Continue to advance your skills in using modern architecture and patterns in a collaborative setting
- 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, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change occasionally at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Application process
- If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like
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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