Senior ML Engineer, Search Systems

Etsy; Dublin; Híbrido; EUR 98.000 - 132.000; Jornada completa

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Equity package

Annual bonus

Competitive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Etsy is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I, Machine Learning to join the Search Systems team in Dublin. You will help build core retrieval, indexing infra, and ML-powered ranking to deliver fast, reliable search for millions of buyers and sellers.

This role involves designing and maintaining low-latency backend systems, partnering with ML scientists, and advancing neural retrieval and transformer-based models to improve relevance and developer experience.

Formación

• Experience building production ML systems for real-time search, recommendations, or ads.
• Strong coding skills and ability to write high-quality production code.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, Java (or equivalent).
• Experience with system performance optimization and caching strategies.
• Ability to translate ideas into reliable, well-tested code.
• Mindful, empathetic, and communicative team member.
• Hands-on experience with agentic frameworks.
• Familiarity with neural retrieval, semantic search, and transformer-based models is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain search backend systems and infrastructure.
• Partner with ML modeling teams to productionalize new retrieval and ranking models at scale.
• Ensure reliable data pipelines, index health, and performance.
• Develop features around indexing, query execution, and ranking infrastructure to improve latency, throughput, and system resilience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across other Search ML and Enablement Teams.
• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, mentorship, and continuous learning through code reviews and design discussions.

Conocimientos

Python

Scala

Java

ML systems

Real-time search

Performance optimization

Agentic workflows

Neural retrieval

Descripción del empleo

Etsy is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I, Machine Learning to join the Search Systems team in Dublin. You will help build core retrieval, indexing infra, and ML-powered ranking to deliver fast, reliable search for millions of buyers and sellers.

This role involves designing and maintaining low-latency backend systems, partnering with ML scientists, and advancing neural retrieval and transformer-based models to improve relevance and developer experience.