Engineering Manager

Key Skills

Data science techniques, Design, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, Project management, Teamwork

Job Description

Etsy is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead one of our ML Orchestration teams which is part of the Machine Learning Initiative under the Enablement engineering organization. Are you interested in empowering the growth of millions of small businesses? Excited about working at scale but keeping the uniqueness of our shops and inventory top of mind? Join us!

As a Manager on the team, you will be responsible for closely collaborating with your product partner to drive the technical roadmap for our Machine Learning Orchestration systems, powering the foundational layers of search, recommendations, and ads for our marketplace. You will work to expand orchestration to other internal clients at Etsy like Trust and Safety, Payments or Fulfillment. We work closely with product teams and platform site reliability engineers to deliver a robust and scalable system to serve our 100+ million listings to our buyers.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. 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. This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Mexico office in an in-person or flex capacity. Learn more about our Flex and Office-based work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

• The Machine Learning Enablement Initiative builds and maintains Machine Learning systems that help all Etsy customers quickly resolve issues through intuitive self-service tools and human, real support experiences. The Orchestration group builds and maintains the application that powers our Search, Ads and Recommendations systems.
• We work on meaningful, complex challenges, but small enough that you can make a rewarding impact
• We build platforms & services to solve problems at scale
• We are a platform team with a product driven mentality
• We drive innovation using our Machine Learning systems in effective and creative ways.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• On a day to day basis you will be responsible for the development process and the delivery of the goals.
• Serve as a coach, mentor and technical advisor to your direct reports.
• Define and execute your team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap. Establish and drive OKRs that clearly define the goals and success metrics for your team.
• Partner with your product manager to create a technical roadmap aligned with the product's strategy.
• Attract, hire, and retain an amazing team of high-caliber machine learning engineers and nurture their career growth through effective coaching and mentorship.
• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous delivery on your teams.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering and Data Science teams to facilitate project planning and execution.
• 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.

Qualifications

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• You strive to understand your customers and keep them at the center of the solutions you build.
• You have a passion for building data related products and understand good systems design.
• 3+ year experience directly managing engineers - including providing leadership, mentorship, feedback, and investing in their career growth.
• You promote growth and learning on the team - you put our engineers first.
• You are passionate about solving challenging problems with a relentless focus on positively impacting our stakeholders' experience.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills with attention to detail

Additional Information

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 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.