Senior Software Engineer I, Enforcement Integrity

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 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?

Enforcement Integrity is a part of the Detection and Enforcement group, focused on protecting Etsy's marketplace and elevating Etsy as a trusted brand. We keep Etsy safe and maintain trust by enforcing Etsy’s member-facing policies, and mitigating risk. This team's focus is on ensuring enforcement actions are consistent, attributable, auditable, understandable, and applied fairly across time. Our team is a cross-functional group consisting of an engineering manager, product manager, full-stack engineers, with support from data analytics and operations. This team is fully located in Mexico, with partner teams based in Mexico, the US, and Ireland. Some of our team values are:

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

• We source ideas and collaborate with other teams.

• We prioritize speed to learning, building space in our timelines to clean up and iterate.

• We prioritize equitable treatment, inclusivity, and diversity.

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.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager, Enforcement Integrity. 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.

Candidates living within commutable distance of our Mexico City office, and then Guadalajara, may be the first to be considered. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Expand control defection enablement capabilities ensuring enforcement is consistent, attributable, auditable, and understandable, regardless of where it originates.

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

• Collaborate with product managers, analysts, researchers, and other full-stack engineers to reduce risk, fraud and malicious behaviors that could impact tens of millions of users using our platform.

• 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 from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• You have a customer-centric mentality while balancing your teams’ desire to grow in skill and scope;

• You are experienced in integrating internal or external systems, owning the end-to-end pipeline;

• You love to build reliable and observable systems;

• You have excellent written and oral communication skills in order to advocate and share your team's insights while managing important cross-functional relationships; and

• You are highly collaborative, and enjoy working with other squads that are part of your organization to deliver comprehensive solutions.

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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.