Manager II, Machine Learning Engineering, Core Engineering

Pinterest • San Francisco, CA

82d • $176,924 - $364,254

About The Position

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product. Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible. Pinterest helps Pinners discover and do what they love. Core Engineering touches every surface the Pinner sees across the app and forms the front-and-center of the Pinterest experience for 500M+ Pinners every month. The Core team’s mission is to recommend inspiring & engaging pins for all our Pinners. We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer Engineering Manager II who can drive the team’s technical direction, strategic planning and execution. You'll have the opportunity to lead a team that works cross-team on various innovative projects of new product experiences, builds large-scale low-latency systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models, and delivers great impact to our pinners and business metrics.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading and working on a large-scale production recommendation, e-commerce, search or ads systems that are based on state-of-the-art machine learning and big data technology.
• Strong experience in related fields such as recommendation systems and applied machine learning experience is required.
• Demonstrated ability to define and drive the strategic roadmap for scalable, production-quality systems from concept to execution.
• Strong focus on product impact and user experience within a consumer-focused environment.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience managing a high-performing machine learning engineering team of 10+ members.
• 8+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Natural language processing and computer vision experience.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for major areas of search, recommendations, notifications, etc for more than 500 million monthly active Pinterest users.
• Deeply understand the Pinterest product and drive the vision for the team, ensuring the team’s work directly contributes to the company’s goals.
• Manage and mentor a team of Machine Learning engineers (L13 - L16), providing technical guidance and support to help them grow their careers.
• Identify team needs and hire strong candidates.
• Collaborate closely with other engineering teams at Pinterest to enhance the experience for users.
• Provide visibility to senior leadership regarding the team’s global impact.
• Partner with stakeholders across the company, including product management, data scientists, and design, to shape the future of the content ecosystem and personalization at Pinterest.
• Build a culture of excellence and expertise within the team.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $176,924—$364,254 USD.
• Equity eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees