Working with the Search team, you'll be applying your background in Information Retrieval, Machine Learning or Data Mining to run experiments and develop products that have a provable impact on the Etsy marketplace. You'll be analyzing data, understanding language, developing new algorithms and building large-scale distributed systems.
Our team is responsible for creating and optimizing the best experiences for buyers and getting the best performance for sellers. Our work focuses on improvements to search ranking, query understanding, spelling correction, auto completion and query intent recognition.
- Strong background in Machine Learning, Statistics, Information Retrieval
- Experience with large datasets, Hadoop, MapReduce, Cascading or Scalding
- Experience programming in languages like Java or Scala
- Experience working with large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with Lucene/Solr or similar IR systems.
- An interest in user-facing product development and design
- An understanding of A/B testing and statistical measurement
- A strong background in visual and written communication