Join Etsy: Machine Learning Engineer II, Search Ranking

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Salary Range

$144,000.00 - $188,000.00

What's the Role?

We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer II to join our Search Ranking team. You will understand buyer shopping missions, personalize content, and rank the most relevant search results for our buyers. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will collaborate closely with applied scientists to build large-scale machine-learning models that deliver significant customer impact. We are passionate about making machine learning innovations in areas such as Learning-To-Rank, Natural Language Processing, LLM, and Reinforcement Learning to enhance the Etsy search experience!

For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within a commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be given priority. For those within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week, depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the diverse needs and preferences of our team. Learn more about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What's This Team Like at Etsy?

We are a team of applied scientists, ML engineers, data analysts, and product managers, collaborating across functions to build, improve, and maintain online search ranking systems that drive substantial customer impact on Etsy.

• We design, develop, and maintain large-scale, high-performance machine learning systems
• We research and implement novel ML models to enhance relevance and personalization in search results
• We influence the product roadmap through data-backed analysis

What Does the Day-to-Day Look Like?

• Identify opportunities to improve our buyers’ search experience and propose project plans supported by data analysis
• Scope data-driven projects and collaborate with internal and external teammates from Data, Modeling, and ML Infrastructure
• Design, implement, optimize, and test new modeling improvements rapidly in both offline and production A/B experiment settings
• Ensure high code quality and engineering standards; maintain and improve core ML pipelines

Of course, this is just a sample of the types 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.

Qualities That Will Help You Thrive in This Role

• Being a caring teammate who enjoys helping others
• Having a growth mindset and joy in continuous learning and self-improvement
• Caring about how ML impacts real people

It Also Helps If You Have:

• 1+ years of experience in areas related to Search, Recommendation Systems, Personalization, and Applied ML
• Proficiency in writing high-quality production code, demonstrating strong software engineering and coding skills
• Proficiency in neural ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch
• Experience with web-scale data preprocessing and ML workflows such as Apache Spark, Beam, Kubeflow Pipelines, etc.
• Experience working with cloud computing services such as Google Cloud Platform
• A product focus and passion for using machine learning to solve real-world problems
• Knowledge of various machine learning techniques and key parameters that affect their performance
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with comfort working in a remote team using tools like Slack and Google Docs
• Self-direction, flexibility, and a strong sense of ownership

What's Next?

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. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else—we want you to be yourself!