Machine Learning Engineer, Etsy
Growth
$153-199k
In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
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eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$153-199k
In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- You have experience developing impactful solutions to machine learning & NLP problems involving some or all of the following parts of the pipeline: data extraction, developing and training machine learning models, and working the new model into production applications
- You have experience building scalable solutions taking into account localization specific needs to cater to global customer needs
- You have strong engineering and coding skills, with the ability to write high quality production code. Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java, PHP and/or other equivalent languages
- You have experience working with machine learning frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow/TFX and data engineering tools like Spark, Kubeflow or Airflow. In this role, you will focus on using these frameworks to build end-to-end production systems
- You are a mindful, empathetic, and communicative member of your team
- Continuous and recent experience of pushing production level Machine Learning code
- You are product-minded and passionate about leveraging ML to enhance user experiences
- Are an analytical thinker and understand how to wield data to make informed decisions about your work
- An M.S. in Computer Science or related engineering fields, or 3+ years of practical machine learning experience interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills
What the job involves
- Etsy is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our Growth team
- This team focuses on improving the buyer experience and increasing the number of visits that turn into purchases (aka driving conversion!)
- You'll help us build systems and tools that personalize the shopping journey, ensuring buyers find relevant information at the right time, ultimately helping them discover the perfect handmade or vintage item
- We’re building a new machine learning team to support our product engineering squads, where you’ll play a key role in shaping how we understand our buyers and tailor their experiences
- You'll work hands-on with a cross-disciplinary team to deliver robust, scalable production models and tools that will be A/B tested live on Etsy.com. Staying at the forefront of ML research, you’ll bring its best ideas to life for millions of Etsy shoppers
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, Growth
- Increase personalized engagement: use machine learning to identify the most effective moments and methods to engage buyers, tailoring their journey to inspire confidence and increase the likelihood of a purchase
- Leverage generative AI to differentiate the experience: Use the latest developments in LLMs to enhance the customer experience across buyer touchpoints, making the shopping journey more intuitive and efficient
- Build scalable and modular systems across our mobile app and web platforms, ensuring seamless integration and event logging
- Collaborate in a cross-functional team to prioritize and execute projects that align with our product goals
- Leverage experimentation and data: Use insights from previous experiments and research to ideate and implement efficient ML solutions
- Partner closely with ML engineers, full-stack engineers, applied scientists, and product managers to develop and test large-scale experiments
- Optimize ML models to meet latency SLAs at Etsy’s scale and launch live A/B tests to validate hypotheses
- Build, deploy, test, and maintain scalable ML models by applying cutting-edge research and industry practices
- 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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