Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Position:
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Company:
Etsy

Compensation:
$245,000.00 - $319,000.00

Location:
United States, Brooklyn

Employment type:
Full-time

Work Arrangement:
Open to Remote

Short Summary:
Etsy is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning to lead the technical strategy for AI/ML solutions in Search, Recommendations, and Ads, creating personalized customer journeys for millions of buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities:
- Identify customer problems and opportunities; lead teams to research, architect, design, and operationalize AI/ML solutions.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders to define and execute a compelling product and technical roadmap for ML solutions.
- Drive cross-functional technical alignment and execution across various engineering teams.
- Lead R&D in advanced AI, focusing on mid/long-term research topics.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to grow the skills of engineers across the organization.
- Apply a disciplined, data-driven approach to technical decision-making and experimentation.

Requirement:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in ML and AI, with a track record of building large-scale, high-performance models and systems.
- Deep experience with the end-to-end development lifecycle of ML/AI.
- Proficiency with modern data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Beam, Hadoop) and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
- Exceptional ability to define and solve ambiguous technical problems.
- Proven track record of collaborating with engineers, leaders, and product managers.
- Commitment to supporting and mentoring other engineers.

Benefits:
- Etsy values individuality and variety, promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
- Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity in hiring.