Hop on the Rocketship 

Thrasio is a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone. We use a deep understanding of rankings, ratings, and reviews to identify and acquire quality brands and use world-class expertise and data science to make their products better or create new ones to meet changing customer demand.

We’ve got huge goals, and every Thrasher plays an integral part in getting us to the stratosphere. That’s why we only bring on people who think positively. Who look out for the team. Who tell their egos to take a hike while they get the job done right.

From the moment you hop on our rocketship, we give you the freedom you need to take big swings and push what’s possible to get us there. And if you fail, it’s cool—we know you’ll grow spectacularly. What matters is that you’re helping impact millions of people around the world who use our products everyday.

Because with every new spatula, pillow, or marker brand we acquire, with every coffee roaster or body wash we develop, our goal is to provide people everywhere with what they need to make the most of every moment - ensuring that what gets delivered to their door delivers. 

THE ROLE

With the experience of evaluating more than 6,000 Amazon companies, acquiring over 130 top-rated brands, and managing the scale of 22,000 products, Thrasio is the largest acquirer of Amazon FBA brands. Since our founding in 2018, the team has grown to more than 1,000 people globally--most of that growth has occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hiring people who share a passion for their craft in the eCommerce space is the reason we’re projected to grow more than 10x in the next few years. This growth is supported by investors whose portfolios include Facebook, Google, Jet.com, StitchFix, and Lululemon. We do our best work when we’re surrounded by people who are insatiably curious, agile, and who thrive in collaborative, check-your-ego-at-the-door working environments. Sound like you? We’d love to chat.

In this role, you will be the center of data-driven decision making and applied research for the company as we use the latest ML/DL and data science techniques to continuously optimize every aspect of the business, including inventory management, forecasting, acquisition target recommendation, keyword optimization, and a whole new category of decision management for day to day operations.

DAY TO DAY MAY INCLUDE

• Leading and developing a team of machine-learning engineers
• Owning the full machine learning life-cycle from conception to prototyping, testing, deploying, and measuring its overall business impact
• Developing quantitative models, leveraging the full spectrum of machine learning techniques
• Collaborating closely with data scientists to enable data-driven decision making with our Thrasio business stakeholders and to enhance the experience of our external stakeholders
• Designing large-scale applied AI systems and improving our knowledge graphs
• Setting team best practices and owning the quality of our codebase and workflows 
• Interfacing with data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and product managers to build ML services, libraries, and infrastructure
• Requesting cross-functional feedback by writing technical documents to communicate design and architecture decisions, implementation strategies, risks, and timelines
• Being proactive and taking the strategic initiative by being a team player
• Understanding and optimizing Amazon black-box algorithm performance across our suite of products
• Providing technical leadership by driving strategic initiatives for your team and mentoring junior ML Engineers 
• Deploying, scaling, and iterating on machine learning models 
• Evaluating, tracking, and reporting on technical progress, results, risks, mitigation, and opportunities for projects and translating strategy into plans that are clear and measurable, with progress shared out regularly with stakeholders
• Delivering presentations to high-level business leaders that tell cohesive, logical stories using data and build a data-centric culture at Thrasio
• Identifying and owning the execution of new research and engineering opportunities that could be game-changing for Thrasio

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE PARTY:

• 2+ years experience as an engineering technical lead or manager
• 5+ years of experience in ML engineering roles
• Track record of mentoring junior staff members and helping them grow their autonomy
• Highly proficient in Python, SQL, data structures, system design, and algorithms.
• Machine learning experience with supervised/unsupervised learning, recommendation systems, reinforcement learning, deep learning, or time series
• Machine learning operations experience with CI/CD, observability, deployment, automated testing, monitoring, and alerting
• Energized to collaborate across business leads with strong communication skills, ability to synthesize information and desire to influence business decisions
• Ability to communicate technical concepts verbally and in writing 
• An intuitive sense of how quantitative and technical work aligns closely with business priorities and business value
• Thrives in a transparent, agile, and collaborative environment
• Be really excited with the idea of building something new, for a business tackling e-commerce in an entirely different way
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, a related quantitative degree or relevant experience

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Master's Degree or PhD in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Neuroscience, or Operations Research
• Proficiency in C++ and Java
• Strong understanding of applied statistical methods and quantitative research
• Experience working for a company specializing in e-commerce or finance & acquisitions
• Familiarity with Amazon AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Plotly, and Kubernetes 

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend only to apply if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Thrasio, we need people who think rigorously and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions, so we’re looking for diverse perspectives, as long as you meet the minimum criteria. 

You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Join us!

THRASIO IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND CONSIDERS ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, ANCESTRY, AGE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. FURTHER, QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY, PROTECTED CLASSES, OR PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS. THRASIO PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY.

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