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.
If, due to a disability, you need adjustments to complete the application, please let us know by sending an email with your name, the role to which you would like to apply, and the type of support you need to complete the application to [email protected]. For any other non-disability related questions, please reach out to our Talent Partners.
RoleDepop is looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join the Ranking team in the UK. You will work alongside ML Scientists, Backend Engineers, MLOps, and other ML Engineers to build, deploy, maintain, and monitor the machine learning systems that power personalised ranking across key surfaces of the Depop app, including search results and recommendations.
The Ranking team develops learning-to-rank models that personalise the ordering of items for millions of users every day. These models are deployed for real-time inference and integrated across multiple services in the Depop platform.
As a Senior ML Engineer in this team, you will play a key role in building the infrastructure and systems required to train, deploy, and operate scalable ranking models in production.
ResponsibilitiesYou will:
Design and implement pipelines for training, evaluating, deploying, and monitoring learning-to-rank models.
Work closely with ML Scientists to productionise ranking models, improving reliability, latency, and observability.
Build and optimise real-time model serving systems that deliver personalised rankings across the app.
Partner with backend and product teams to define integration requirements and coordinate deployment of ranking services.
Help extend the ML infrastructure for ranking systems in collaboration with the MLOps team, including:
Reproducible model training workflows
CI/CD pipelines for model deployment
Real-time and batch model serving
Online/offline feature consistency through the feature store
Monitoring and alerting for production models
Maintain high standards for operational excellence, including testing, monitoring, maintenance, and incident response.
Contribute to a strong engineering culture focused on scalability, experimentation, and measurable impact.
Proven experience building and deploying machine learning pipelines in production environments.
Experience working with ranking, recommendation, or retrieval systems.
Strong understanding of machine learning workflows, from experimentation to production deployment.
Experience designing and operating systems in modern cloud environments (e.g. AWS or GCP).
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
Python
Machine learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
ML / MLOps tooling (e.g. SageMaker, MLflow, TFServing)
Spark and Databricks
AWS services (e.g. IAM, S3, Redis, ECS)
CI/CD tooling and best practices
Streaming and batch data systems (e.g. Kafka, Airflow, RabbitMQ)
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!
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