Associate Machine Learning Scientist

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 Scientists, 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 optimization.
Participate in team ceremonies (e.g., following the agile cadence, whiteboarding sessions, planning, and product roadmapping).
Report and present technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Skills and Experience:

Experience developing ML models to solve real-world problems, with a background as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Scientist.
Proficiency in Python.
Solid understanding of machine learning concepts, with familiarity working with frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
Collaborative and humble team player capable of working with cross-functional teams, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passion for learning new skills and staying updated with applied ML developments.
Bonus Points:

Experience with pricing models, causal inference, or revenue optimization.
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 other cloud platforms (GCP/Azure).
Additional information

Health + Mental Wellbeing: PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa, subsidized counselling and coaching with Self Space, Cycle to Work scheme options, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Mental Health First Aiders.

Work/Life Balance: 25 days annual leave, option to carry over up to 5 days, one company-wide day off per quarter, up to 2 days additional paid leave for volunteering, fully paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years.

Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid model with Flex, Office Based, and Remote options (role dependent). All offices are dog-friendly. Ability to work abroad for 4 weeks per year in UK tax treaty countries.

Family Life: 18 weeks paid parental leave, IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave.

Learn + Grow: Budget for conferences, subscriptions, mentorship programs.

Your Future: Life insurance (3x salary), pension matching up to 6%.

Depop Extras: Free shipping on UK sales, milestone gifts and rewards.

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