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Senior Software Engineer I, Machine Learning, ML Enablement

Etsy · Brooklyn, New York · On-site

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About Etsy

Backed by Accel and USV.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning to help build and operate the infrastructure that trains, hosts, and serves Etsy's machine learning models — including our internal serving platform, and a growing portfolio of predictive and generative (open source LLM) models.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience building, iterating on, and troubleshooting complex backend and infrastructure systems
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals, including solid command of algorithms and data structures, with the ability to write production-ready code in Python
  • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud preferred) and Kubernetes, including deploying and operating production workloads
  • Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, logging, tracing) for monitoring and debugging distributed systems
  • Working knowledge of machine learning fundamentals and concepts, with awareness of LLM serving infrastructure and hosting open-source models
More about this role

Company Description

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 employee, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

We believe exceptional companies are built by exceptional teams, and we're intentional about it. That means hiring great people, setting them up for success from day one, and giving them real reasons to grow their careers here. We invest in development that goes beyond promotions, and we foster the trust and relationships that help people do their best work together.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning to help build and operate the infrastructure that trains, hosts, and serves Etsy's machine learning models — including our internal serving platform, and a growing portfolio of predictive and generative (open source LLM) models.

You won't just be deploying models; you'll be architecting the systems that make model serving fast, reliable, and scalable for millions...

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