Machine Learning Scientist II, Predictive Search
4 days ago
Location: Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Bangalore, India and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.
Job Title: Machine Learning Scientist II, Predictive Search & Guidance
Who we are
Wayfair is moving the world so that anyone can live in a home they love – a journey enabled by more than 3,000 Wayfair engineers and a data-centric culture. The Search, Marketing, and Recommendations technology science team (SMART) builds and owns all the Machine learning (ML) products that power all search, marketing, and recommendations technology across Wayfair. Our algorithms tackle a varied & broad spectrum of challenges in the Wayfair marketplace; from empowering suppliers to easily add products to our catalog, to enabling our customers to discover and purchase a vast & diverse assortment of home goods, to driving marketing experiences customers love all at web scale.
We are looking for machine-learning scientists for research and development of the ML systems that power our real-time Search Type-ahead, Search Guidance, Query Refinement and Recommendation, and Query Understanding and Interpretation capabilities. In this role, you'll partner with fellow scientists, engineers, analysts, and product managers to apply science and machine learning skills to directly impact Wayfair's revenue.
What you'll do
- Design, build, deploy and refine large-scale machine learning models and algorithmic decision-making systems that solve real-world problems for customers
- Work cross-functionally with commercial stakeholders to understand business problems or opportunities and develop appropriately scoped analytical solutions
- Collaborate closely with various engineering, infrastructure, and ML platform teams to ensure adoption of best-practices in how we build and deploy scalable ML services
- Identify new opportunities and insights from the data (where can the models be improved? what is the projected ROI of a proposed modification?)
- Be obsessed with the customer and maintain a customer-centric lens in how we frame, approach, and ultimately solve every problem we work on.
What you'll need
- 3+ years of industry experience with a Bachelor/ Master's degree or minimum of 1-2 years of industry experience with PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
- Strong theoretical understanding of statistical models such as regression, clustering and ML algorithms such as decision trees, neural networks, etc.
- Solid understanding of algorithms for search ranking, relevance, NLP, or recommender systems.
Good proficiency in the Python ML ecosystem (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, XGBoost, etc.).
Solid hands-on expertise deploying machine learning solutions into production
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm about continuous learning.
Nice to have
- Experience in e-commerce, or online search systems.
- Knowledge of modern NLP techniques (transformers, embeddings, semantic search).
- Experience applying Generative AI / LLMs (e.g., GPT, LLaMA) to real-world problems such as search, personalization, or content generation.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch.
- Familiarity with vector databases, information retrieval frameworks (e.g., Elasticsearch, Vespa)
- Familiarity with GCP (or AWS, Azure), ML model development frameworks, ML orchestration tools (Airflow, Kubeflow or MLFlow)
- Experience with Apache Spark Ecosystem (Spark SQL, MLlib/Spark ML).
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world's largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we're reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you're looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you'll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We're a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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