Staff Machine Learning Scientist, Ranking

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 out more at

Our mission is to make fashion circular and to create an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome no matter who they are or where theyre 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. Were 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. Were continuously evolving our recruitment processes to ensure fairness and are open to accommodating any needs you might have.

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Role

Depop is looking for a talented Staff ML Scientist to join our Ranking ML team in the UK. You will work alongside a cross-functional team of Product Managers ML Engineers and fellow ML Scientists helping build and maintain ranking models to power Depops app serving millions of personalised results to users daily.

As a staff-level member of the team you will be expected to set the technical vision lead high-impact initiatives and mentor and coach others to drive innovation at scale while working across multiple domains and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

You will:

• Lead the design and deployment of advanced ranking models for Depops entire app covering personalised recommendations search results and other surfaces.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (product engineering data) to define problems translate them into scalable solutions and deliver measurable business outcomes.

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of ML projects: from ideation data acquisition feature engineering training and evaluation to deployment and ongoing iteration.

• Drive innovation in ranking by researching and integrating emerging ML techniques frameworks and tooling while contributing technical expertise to long-term product and data strategy.

• Mentor coach and set technical direction within the Ranking ML team helping others grow and innovate.

• Act as a thought leader in the ranking space sharing learnings internally engaging with the wider ML community and showcasing our work externally.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• Significant experience working as a Machine Learning Scientist with a proven track record of delivering and scaling models that solve complex real-world problems with measurable business impact

• Proven track record in designing and optimizing learning-to-rank models

• Deep understanding of machine learning concepts and frameworks

• Proven ability to productionize ML models and pipelines: from prototyping to deployment with strong experience in monitoring iteration and troubleshooting.

• Advanced programming skills in Python and familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch TensorFlow or similar.

• Experience leading projects and mentoring engineers or scientists with a track record of fostering team growth and technical excellence.

• Excellent communication skills: able to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders and influence decision making.

• Committed to responsible AI practices including attention to ethics fairness and inclusivity.

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!