letgo's the largest and fastest growing app
to buy and sell locally. With over 75M downloads and hundreds of
millions of listings to date, letgo’s been named among the “Hottest
Startups” by Wired and “Best Apps” by Google, and it’s the second
fastest growing app in America since its 2015 launch. Business Insider
calls letgo “the go-to app for selling your stuff” and it’s been
featured by The New York Times, The Today Show, USA Today, The Verge, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and hundreds of others worldwide. Already
among the most popular apps in America, letgo’s marketplace is filled
with everything from electronics and cars to clothing and furniture.
Listing something on letgo is as simple as taking a photo thanks to its
advanced technology. It’s the only app of its kind that can
automatically title and categorize an item using artificial
intelligence. Plus, users can easily browse local listings, chat
instantly in the app, and view each other’s profiles, ratings and
reviews.
Based in our New York and Barcelona
offices, our team of over 165 represents more than 20 nationalities.
Fueled by our diverse expertise, letgo’s goal is to build the largest
marketplace of its kind in the world. We’re looking for people who are
as passionate as we are about creating something our users love and -
just as importantly - who are excited by the challenge.
The Data Scientist Intern is
responsible for designing, developing and deploying in-app Computer
Vision models for object recognition and tagging. This is a unique
opportunity to apply modern CV techniques to product features used by
millions of people.
We’ve built a company for people who
want to do impactful work, surrounded by great people. We have a
well-defined, mature culture — and we’re always making it better.
Your challenge:
- Perform analyses to identify improvement opportunities in our current models
- Research and prototype state-of-the-art CV models and benchmark them against a baseline
- Deploy your models and A/B test their impact!
- Communicate learnings and insights to R&D and Product teams
To get there, you’ll need:
- PhD. or advanced MSc. student in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related fields
- Deep experience with at least one Deep Learning modeling platform (Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras, Caffee, etc)
- Strong quantitative skills (statistics, probability, machine learning) as well as knowledge of algorithms/data structures
- Strong software development skills (preferably Python, Java or Scala)
Nice to have:
- Experience
with mobile deployment of Deep Learning models (Tensorflow lite,
Apple's coreml) and model quantization/compression techniques
- Familiarity with building and deploying data pipelines and services in AWS
letgo perks:
- Paid internship position in Barcelona
- In-house physical therapy
- Language classes
- Candy bar (fruit, snacks, drinks, coffee, etc.)
- Activities, team building, etc.
- Exceptional work environment
- Opportunity to work for a fast growing, mobile start-up company
Please send us a note explaining
why you are interested in this position, attaching a copy of your CV
and links to relevant work (publications, GitHub repositories, etc).