Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

Pinterest Job Advertisements • Palo Alto, CA

2d • $248,676 - $332,012 • Remote

About The Position

Build cutting-edge technology using advances in deep learning and machine learning to personalize Pinterest. Partner with teams across Pinterest to experiment with and improve machine learning models for product surfaces including Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search, while learning how machine learning is applied in different areas. Use data-driven methods and the unique properties of Pinterest’s data to improve candidate retrieval. Work in a high-impact environment with rapid experimentation and product launches, and keep up with industry trends in recommendation systems. Telecommuting and remote employment are permitted.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a directly related technical field such as Applied Analytics.
• Three years of experience in the job offered or a related position.
• At least one year of experience in distributed systems design for ads infrastructure.
• At least one year of experience configuring A/B testing experiments.
• At least one year of experience with custom large-scale data analysis using GoogleSQL/BigQuery on multi-terabyte datasets.
• At least one year of experience with end-to-end ownership of ads serving/bidding system design, spanning engineering design through high-availability production launch.
• At least one year of experience with cross-platform metric consistency.
• At least one year of experience defining engineering roadmaps and securing VP/executive-level resource allocation through robust technical/business proposal defense.
• At least one year of experience aligning cross-functional teams to enforce high-quality engineering standards while maintaining a fast launch/release cadence.
• At least one year of experience in high-level operational planning, including defining and scoring Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
• At least one year of experience conducting project retrospectives and strategic alignment.
• At least one year of experience developing automated on-call alerting and real-time mitigation strategies for high-severity production incidents.

Responsibilities

• Build deep learning and machine learning technology to personalize Pinterest.
• Partner with teams across Pinterest to experiment with and improve ML models for Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search.
• Use data-driven methods and Pinterest’s data to improve candidate retrieval.
• Work in a high-impact environment involving rapid experimentation and product launches.
• Keep up with industry trends in recommendation systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior