Data Science Intern, Product Analytics (Search & Browse)

Data Science Intern, Product Analytics (Search & Browse)

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About thredUP

thredUP is transforming resale with technology and a mission to inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first. By making it easy to buy and sell secondhand, thredUP has become one of the world’s largest resale platforms for women’s and kids’ apparel, shoes and accessories. Sellers love thredUP because we make it easy to clean out their closets and unlock value for themselves or for the charity of their choice while doing good for the planet. Buyers love shopping value, premium and luxury brands all in one place, at up to 90% off estimated retail price. Our proprietary operating platform is the foundation for our managed marketplace and consists of distributed processing infrastructure, proprietary software and systems and data science expertise. In 2018, we extended our platform with thredUP’s Resale-As-A-Service (RaaSⓇ), which facilitates modern resale for a number of the world’s leading brands and retailers. thredUP has processed over 125 million unique secondhand items from 35,000 brands across 100 categories. By extending the life cycle of clothing, thredUP is changing the way consumers shop and ushering in a more sustainable future for the fashion industry.

About Our Internship Program

As a thredUP summer intern, you will be given a firsthand glimpse at what it’s like to work at the world’s largest fashion resale platform. During the 10 week program, you will tackle projects alongside our world-class team, with the opportunity to make a real impact on thredUP’s business. 

Our paid internships are ideal for ambitious students or recent grads who thrive in ambiguity, like a good challenge, and want a jump start on their career development. Oh, and who want to help inspire a new generation of consumers to think secondhand first!  

About The Internship

As a data science intern on the search & browse teams you will influence the product roadmap for search and browse, help to create superior UX for online thrifters, and learn about challenges in optimizing inventory discovery on the e-commerce platform. You will work cross-functionally with product managers, software engineers, and data engineers to derive insights from the data describing users’ online behavior; design, monitor, report, and help make decisions for A/B tests focused on product improvements; and run exploratory data analysis under the guidance of members of the data science team. 

What We're Looking For

An ideal candidate is a good communicator, curious about e-commerce and interested in deriving unique insights about users’ online experience using ambiguous data. Knowledge of statistics, SQL and Python will help the candidate achieve success in this role. We are looking for someone who is currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student or is a recent grad from an academic program or data science bootcamp. We are looking for candidates interested in doing a remote internship and living in EST timezone to have overlapping working hours with thredUP international data science team in Europe.
What We Offer
At thredUP, we value infinite learning. As an intern you’ll have the opportunity to learn about our forward-thinking business and collaborate with our talented team.

We also believe that each person should help drive the business. As an intern, you’ll be encouraged to speakUPthink big, ask questions and seek the truth, and help influence outcomes for our business and customers.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with passionate and supportive team members who encourage new ideas, feedback and collaboration.

We have a talented leadership team that encourages transparency and they will support you in maximizing your internship experience.

We believe diversity, inclusion and belonging is key for our team.
At thredUP, our mission has been built on extending the lives of millions of unique clothing items. Much like our inventory, we are proud to have fostered a workplace that is one-of-a-kind. As a company focused on diversity, inclusion and belonging, we are committed to ensuring our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work every day. A unique perspective is critical to solving complex problems and inspiring a new generation to think secondhand first. Be you. 
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