Company DescriptionEtsy 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 HumanJob DescriptionWhat’s the role?Etsy is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join the Perso Engine Quality team. Our team develops custom machine-learning models that can drive product vision and customer impact. We’re a cross-functional group of engineers, machine learning scientists, and product managers, and we interface with a diverse set of staff, ranging from data scientists, designers, product facing engineers and managers, and more! As an engineer on our team, you will play a major role in improving the shopping experience for millions of Etsy buyers and the selling experience for millions of etsy sellers. We are looking for individuals who are product and delivery-driven, and are passionate about using ML to improve Etsy for both buyers and sellers.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in building state-of-the-art ML systems for a two-sided marketplace with 90 million buyers, 6 million sellers, and hundreds of millions of unique, handmade, vintage listings.This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager and the base salary range will be $164,000- $192,000k per year. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates 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 variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here. What’s this team like at Etsy?Here’s a taste of the problems we’re solving:What are some measurable, scalable, and meaningful proxies for quality? How can we help our sellers learn to improve their listings?How can we help buyers find the good stuff?How can we measure listing completeness? How can we use reviews to quickly learn when product issues arize?How do we measure one-of-a-kindness of our seller’s unique items? What does the day-to-day look like?Work cross functionally with product engineering teams and communicate your ideas and model capabilities to product managersPush the state of the art and apply the latest advances in deep learning and multi-modal machine learning to improve buyer and seller experiences on EtsyPrototype, optimize, and productionize large-scale ML models that help deliver key resultsConduct A/B experiments to validate the effectiveness of ML models and pipelinesWork closely with product managers, ML engineers, full-stack engineers, and designers on product teams to deliver content to tens of millions of usersOf 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.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. QualificationsQualities that will help you thrive in this role are: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, multi--modal learningYou have experience training, deploying, monitoring, debugging and iterating on production machine learning systems. You are proficient with databases, SQL, and scripting languages. You have the ability to apply statistical techniques to tackle real problems. You have successfully taken requirements from design through to delivery both independently and with a team. You write understandable, testable code and you have an eye towards maintainability. You care about the implications of your work on end users. Additional InformationWhat's NextIf 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 is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.Our PromiseAt Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.For U.S. roles 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 description. We're open to remote hires from all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska.