Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery

Pinterest • Palo Alto, CA

91d • $294,000 - $514,500

About The Position

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. Within the Ads Delivery team, we try to connect the dots between the aspirations of pinners and the products offered by our partners. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a vision for the evolution of the Pinterest marketplace. You will design and implement systems that improve the ads delivery funnel, experiments that shape the utility function, auction mechanism design, ad allocation and for deriving new insights through analysis of the marketplace dynamics. In short, this is a unique position, where you’ll get the freedom to work to bring together pinners and partners in this unique marketplace.

Requirements

• MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading projects/teams.
• Strong software engineering and mathematical skills with knowledge of statistical methods.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with large-scale online e-commerce systems.
• Background in computational advertising.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve backend systems and statistical models that underlay the marketplace to maximize value for Pinners, Partners and Pinterest.
• Define and implement experiments to understand long term Marketplace effects.
• Develop strategies to balance long and short term business objectives.
• Drive multi-functional collaboration with peers and partners across the company to improve knowledge of marketplace design and operations.

Benefits

• Equity eligibility.
• Base salary range of $294,000—$514,500 USD.

What This Job Offers

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