Senior Software Engineer II, API

Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

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What's the role?

As an API Engineer in the Search Experience group at Etsy, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the shopping experience for millions of app users by developing innovative, scalable features that help buyers find the perfect item—even when they aren’t sure how to describe it. We are seeking a product-focused and delivery-driven engineer to join a multidisciplinary app development team, collaborating with native and API engineers, product managers, designers, and researchers. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on the biggest bets for Etsy's business and contribute directly to Etsy's goals and growth.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. 

For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States. Candidates living within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office Hub or in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first to be considered. For candidates within commutable distance, Etsy requires in-office attendance once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more details about our  work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy? 

The Shop Tab team is part of the Search group, responsible for developing a delightful shopping the aisle experience for millions of users as they explore nearly one hundred million items on the Etsy Marketplace. Some of our team values are:

• We work together to form an effective, high-functioning, and lively team.

• We source ideas and collaborate with other teams.

• We build, and ship fast in a blameless environment.

• We care deeply about our users, and take pride in providing a quality experience.

• We assume positive intent in our day to day conversations, and we are here for each other.

• We prioritize equitable treatment, inclusivity, and diversity.

• We are proud to have an engineering culture that encourages career growth and learning. To know about our philosophies, tools, and some of our work, please visit our Engineering blog.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Collaborate across Product, Design, Analysts, Researchers, and Engineering to build innovative and outstanding shopping experiences for our buyers. 

• Build sophisticated solutions to help our buyers discover items from Etsy’s outstanding and diverse listings inventory for their personalized shopping missions.

• Build high-quality end to end product features in a fast paced agile environment.

• Prototype, optimize, and productionize large-scale product improvements that deliver key results.

• Run A/B experiments to validate product improvements.

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change based on the needs of the team.

• Our product work is mostly in PHP, MySQL, and TypeScript/JavaScript. We are proud to have an engineering culture that encourages career growth and learning. You can learn more about our philosophies, tools, and some of the challenges we’ve been solving on our Engineering blog.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• A track record operating within a large codebase and working to create simplicity from complex systems.

• Enjoy using data and experimentation to find creative solutions to difficult problems and make informed decisions about the team’s work.

• Product development experience with the ability to write understandable, testable code with an eye towards maintainability.

• Enthusiastic about why your work is important to users and how it relates to your team’s goals. 

• You collaborate effectively with your teammates and with others outside your team (Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Designers) to ensure that we are delivering impactful product features.

• You care about performance.

• You are interested in building high quality user experiences that may be powered by machine learning.

• Provide leadership and guidance by turning ideas and opportunities into meaningful tracks of work that can be picked up by others.

• Have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are willing to work with and improve on code you did not originally write.

• A trust in and commitment to Etsy’s vision, mission and values.

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What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.
 
Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.