Senior Engineering Manager, Content Moderation Experience

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.

Salary Range:

$217,000.00 - $281,000.00

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.

What’s the role?

The Trust & Safety Content Engineering team is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to drive the team's technical design, implementation and collaboration as we work to keep Etsy a trusted and safe place for our members. This position requires running multiple complex projects, using strong communication skills to work with full-stack engineers. You will also partner with cross-functional stakeholders from different backgrounds and technical levels.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Engineering, Trust & Safety Content. 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 Content Moderation Experience team works on Etsy’s various platforms for suppressing content that should not appear on the site. We integrate with Search, Ads, Recommendations, and Marketing to ensure buyer experiences aren’t diminished by unexpected and violative content.

• We build and maintain tooling that connects content detection to reviewing tooling, along with how we surface violation information to our members. Our needs are always evolving to match the changing landscape of content on Etsy, and we value collaboration immensely. 

• We work closely with other Trust & Safety partners in Product, Design, Engineering and Operations, and our ML partners to help execute our content moderation strategy.

• We value autonomy, understanding, and optimism in our work and strive to foster an environment where individuals are supported, respected, and empowered to take ownership and collaborate effectively.

• Our product work is mostly in PHP and MySQL. 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.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• You will provide leadership and help set the direction for Etsy’s suite of policy violating detection systems, operating as a delivery leader for the Content Moderation Experience squad.

• You will collaborate cross-functionally to c