8 days ago
Brooklyn, NY, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$196k - $294k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and scale production retrieval systems optimized for relevance, recall, latency, resilience, coverage, and diversity.
- Own retrieval models end to end, including data and feature pipelines, training, evaluation, experimentation, and production serving.
- Build and improve lexical, semantic, and hybrid retrieval engines, indexing systems, and low-latency serving infrastructure.
- Design and analyze offline and online A/B experiments to measure model quality, latency, and buyer impact.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, define short- and long-term roadmaps, and act as a technical thought leader who mentors engineers and scientists.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience building retrieval or search systems end to end, including lexical matching, semantic or embedding-based retrieval, indexing, and low-latency serving.
- Proven experience delivering machine learning and NLP solutions across data extraction, feature engineering, model development, evaluation, and production integration.
- Experience designing scalable ML systems that account for localization and regional variation.
- Demonstrated technical leadership on complex ML systems and cross-team initiatives.
- Strong software engineering foundations and proficiency in Python, Java, Scala, or equivalent languages.
- Hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks and infrastructure such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and TFX.
- Ability to write reliable, well-tested, maintainable production code and collaborate clearly across disciplines.
Benefits
- Eligible for an equity package, annual performance bonus, and competitive benefits supporting employees and their families.
- Full-time role with a hybrid arrangement near Etsy’s Brooklyn office, generally requiring one or two in-office days per week depending on proximity.
- Remote candidates outside commuting distance may be considered case by case, with occasional travel to the office expected.
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About Etsy
Etsy operates a global e-commerce marketplace for handmade, vintage, and craft-supply goods, connecting independent sellers with buyers worldwide. It earns revenue through listing and transaction fees, payments, shipping, and seller services such as advertising. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Etsy is publicly traded on Nasdaq and also operates marketplaces like Depop and Reverb.