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Etsy · 1 day ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer I

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods, and they are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join their Recommendation Ranking team. The role involves developing Machine Learning models to enhance buyer personalization and ranking recommendations across their platforms.

Consumer GoodsE-CommerceInternetRetailSales
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Responsibilities

Work closely with applied scientists, data scientists, product managers, and designers to set the future technical direction of Etsy’s recommendation system
Engage in development work on projects, guide your team in technical decisions, deeply understand the problem space, and mentor engineers
Collaborate with stakeholders and partner teams to design robust end-to-end solutions
Process large datasets and develop scalable pipelines to support ML workflows
Prototype, optimize, and productionize large-scale ML models that help deliver key results
Conduct experiments (A/B testing etc.) 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

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningNatural Language ProcessingPythonTensorFlowPyTorchData PipelinesUnderstandable CodeMaintainabilityCollaborative Mindset

Required

You have experience of applying machine learning techniques in addressing real-world problems
You have experience in one of the following fields: deep learning, multi-modal learning, natural language processing, graph learning, distributed training/serving, ML infra platform
You have experience with large datasets and developing scalable data pipelines
You have deep familiarity with at least some of our tools: Python, Tensorflow, PyTorch, Spark, PySpark, Scala, Airflow
You have a collaborative mindset and are comfortable working with a diverse range of roles and departments
You write understandable and testable code. You have the ability to write and manipulate data at a large scale and you have an eye towards maintainability
A degree in Computer Science or related engineering fields with at least two years of industry experience

Benefits

Equity package
Annual performance bonus
Competitive benefits that support you and your family

Company

Etsy is an e-commerce site and a smartphone application for buying and selling handmade and vintage items.

H1B Sponsorship

Etsy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$747.26M
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Index VenturesAccel
2025-06-12Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-02-01Post Ipo Equity
2017-05-15Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Josh Silverman
CEO
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Zofia Ciechowska
Vice President, People Strategy
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