Associate Machine Learning Scientist

Associate Machine Learning Scientist page is loaded Associate Machine Learning Scientist Apply remote type Partially Remote locations London, UK time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago job requisition id JR4784

Company Description
Depop is the community-powered circular fashion marketplace where anyone can buy, sell and discover desirable secondhand fashion. With a community of over 35 million users, Depop is on a mission to make fashion circular, redefining fashion consumption. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in London, with offices in New York and Manchester, and in 2021 became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy.Find out more at

www.depop.com
Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Just as our platform connects people globally, we believe our workplace should reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We thrive on the power of different perspectives and experiences, knowing they drive innovation and bring us closer to our users. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, providing employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy or maternity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other protected status. We’re continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.
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The Role:
Depop is looking for a dedicated Associate Machine Learning Scientist to join one of our teams.
You will work alongside a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Engineers, Analysts and other Machine Learning Scientist, playing a key role in building machine learning models.
Responsibilities:
Research, design, and deliver machine learning solutions to tackle problems within the pricing and product matching space

Understand requirements from various stakeholders across the business and design machine learning solutions to solve applied business problems

Design and conduct large-scale experiments to test hypotheses and drive product development

Keep up to date with applied research, contribute to knowledge sharing and apply new techniques for prediction, information retrieval, text and image processing, causal inference, and optimisation

Participate in team ceremonies (e.g. following the agile cadence, technical whiteboarding sessions, planning and product roadmapping)

Report and present technical findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Skills and Experience:
Experience developing ML models to solve real-world problems, experience working as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Scientist

Proficiency in Python

Solid understanding of machine learning concepts, familiarity working with frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch

Collaborative and humble team player with an ability to work with cross-functional teams, including technical and non-technical stakeholders

Passion for learning new skills and staying up to date with applied ML developments

Bonus Points:
Experience with pricing models, causal inference, or revenue optimisation

Experience with NLP, image processing, information retrieval, and deep learning models

Experience with experiment design and conducting A/B tests

Experience with Databricks and PySpark

Experience working with AWS or another cloud platform (GCP/Azure)

Additional Information
Health + Mental Wellbeing
PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa

Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space

Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support

Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting

Work/Life Balance:
25 days annual leave with option to carry over up to 5 days

1 company-wide day off per quarter

Impact hours: Up to 2 days additional paid leave per year for volunteering

Fully paid 4 week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop, to give you a chance to recharge or do something you love.

Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options

*role dependant

All offices are dog-friendly

Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries

Family Life:
18 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees

IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave

Learn + Grow:
Budgets for conferences, learning subscriptions, and more

Mentorship and programmes to upskill employees

Your Future:
Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)

Pension matching up to 6% of qualifying earnings

Depop Extras:
Employees enjoy free shipping on their Depop sales within the UK.

Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!

About Us

Depop is the community-powered fashion marketplace to buy and sell circular fashion, with over 30 million registered users in more than 150 countries. Depop is a place for anyone to discover and celebrate their style on their own terms, and to feel good about their fashion choices by extending the lives of millions of garments.
The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London with offices in Manchester and New York. Depop has approximately 400 employees dedicated to its mission of building the world’s most diverse progressive home of fashion, that’s kinder on the planet and kinder to people. In 2021, Depop became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Etsy - the global marketplace for unique and creative goods - and continues to operate as a standalone company.
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