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Job type full-time
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Company description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goodsWe build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect entrepreneurs with buyers around the worldEtsy, inc.`s `house of brands` portfolio has expanded to now include four individually distinct ecommerce brands – etsy, fashion resale marketplace depop, musical instrument marketplace reverb, and brazil-based handmade goods marketplace elo7As an etsy employee, you’ll tackle unique problems alongside talented coworkers committed to keeping commerce humanWe`re large enough that you`ll focus on meaningful, complex challenges, but small enough that you can make a rewarding impact.
Job description
Etsy is hiring a senior applied scientist to join the applied ml (aml) advertising teamIn the aml org, applied scientists work closely with product teams to develop custom machine-learning models that can drive product vision and customer impactWe are looking for individuals who are product and delivery-driven, and are passionate about making ml innovations in digital advertising to help improve the etsy buyer/seller experience.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in building user-centric ml systems for a two-sided marketplace with 90+ million buyers, 4+ million sellers, and hundreds of millions of unique, handmade, vintage listingsEtsy sellers use etsy ads for advertising their products and growing their businessEtsy ads optimizes sellers’ budgets to advertise their listings in the places on etsy where they perform bestThe work on the ads team includes building machine learning systems we use for ad ranking, bidding, budget pacing, and dynamic ad experiences on etsy.com and the etsy app.
About the role
Here’s a taste of the problems we’re solving:
How can we ensure that the right ads are put in front of the right buyers?
How can we help our sellers set bids to achieve the highest rate of return?
How do we maintain a pipeline that scales for our 90+ million buyers and sellers?
How can we detect bad actors in our system to protect sellers?
How can we help our sellers to allocate budget?
What you`ll do:
Work cross functionally with product engineering teams and communicate your ideas and model capabilities to product managers
Push the state of the art and apply the latest advances in deep learning and machine learning to improve buyer and seller 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
Work closely with product managers, ml engineers, full-stack engineers, and designers on product teams to deliver content to tens of millions of users
Share impactful and innovative work in the wider ml research community, including presenting at top-tier ml/ds conferences such as: kdd, wsdm, www, recsys, etc.
We are considering remote candidates based in the united states for this positionEtsy offers three different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team: flex mode for candidates who are comfortable traveling to an office location 2+ times per week, remote mode, and office-based modeLearn more about our flexible work modes and vaccination policy here.
Qualifications
Basic requirements:
You have a track record of applying machine learning techniques in addressing real-world problems
You have focused expertise in one of the following fields: natural language processing, image processing, reinforcement learning, deep learning,
You have solid software development skillsYou are comfortable with using git, linux environments, docker, and other tools for writing robust, production-ready code.
You can communicate ideas to stakeholders and have worked in large, cross-functional teams with scientists, software engineers, and product managers.
Preferred requirements:
You have published at peer-reviewed conferences, such as icml, kdd, sigir, wsdm, etcOr you have participated in the industrial conferences like spark summit.
You have experience using google cloud platform or other cloud platforms.
You have experience in building production advertising, search, recommendations, or general e-commerce systems.
Additional information
What`s next
If you`re interested in joining the team at etsy, please send a coverletter and resume telling us why you`d be right for the positionAs you`vehopefully seen already, etsy is a place that values individuality andvarietyWe don`t want you to be like everyone else - we want you to belike you! so write to us and tell us what you`re all about.
Our promise
At etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makesus a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient companyWeencourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences toapplyEtsy is an equal opportunity employerWe do not discriminate on thebasis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexualorientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability,gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status,veteran status, or any other legally protected statusWe will ensure thatindividuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations toparticipate in the job application and interview process, to performessential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges ofemploymentWhile etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunitiesmay be limited to certain roles and skillsets.
For u.sRoles only:
Many etsy roles are open to remote candidates, and you`ll be able to identify which ones within the location header of each job descriptionWe`re open to remote hires from all u.sStates except hawaii and alaskaFor candidates who will work remotely from colorado, visit this link for information related to colorado`s equal pay for equal work act.
