Director of ML-Powered Recommendations

Etsy; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 266 000 - 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Etsy is seeking a Director of Engineering, Machine Learning to lead the Recommendations team, shaping end-to-end strategy for how buyers discover listings across the app and web surfaces. You will manage ML engineers, scientists, and platform engineers across retrieval, ranking, and systems sub-teams.

The role focuses on building scalable, reusable ML infrastructure, evolving from two-stage retrieval to generative, LLM-driven experiences, and partnering with product leadership to deliver impact

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of ML engineering teams and managers.
• Experience shipping large-scale recommendation or ranking systems.
• Strong track record in cross-functional programs with partner teams.
• Familiarity with large-scale ML infra and online experimentation.

Responsabilités

• Define the multi-year roadmap for Recommendations ML.
• Lead and grow ML engineers, applied scientists, and platform engineers.
• Partner with product, UX, and cross-functional ML teams to align buyer experience and infra investments.
• Drive architectural evolution toward generative and LLM-integrated architectures.
• Set the technical bar for model development, evaluation, and productionization.

Connaissances

ML Leadership

Team Building

Cross-functional

Strategic Planning

Mentorship

Formation

Advanced degree in CS or related field

Outils

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Feature Stores

Model Serving

A/B Testing

Description du poste

Etsy is seeking a Director of Engineering, Machine Learning to lead the Recommendations team, shaping end-to-end strategy for how buyers discover listings across the app and web surfaces. You will manage ML engineers, scientists, and platform engineers across retrieval, ranking, and systems sub-teams.

The role focuses on building scalable, reusable ML infrastructure, evolving from two-stage retrieval to generative, LLM-driven experiences, and partnering with product leadership to deliver impact