Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Pinterest; Washington, Seattle (District of Columbia, WA); Remote; USD 129,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented Machine Learning Engineer to innovate and enhance personalized experiences for millions of users. In this dynamic role, you will leverage cutting-edge technology and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve machine learning models across various product surfaces. You will have the opportunity to work with vast datasets and contribute to large-scale recommendation systems that shape user experiences. If you are passionate about applied machine learning and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in machine learning methods.
• Hands-on experience with building data processing pipelines.
• Knowledge of industry trends in recommendation systems.

Responsibilities

• Build technology using deep learning and machine learning.
• Experiment and improve ML models for various product surfaces.
• Work in a high-impact environment with quick experimentation.

Skills

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Recommender Systems

Data Processing Pipelines

User Modeling

Reinforcement Learning

Education

M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

About Pinterest:

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 theflexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

With more than 500 million users around the world and 300 billion ideas saved, Pinterest Machine Learning engineers build personalized experiences to help Pinners create a life they love. With just over 3,000 global employees, our teams are small, mighty, and still growing. At Pinterest, you'll experience hands-on access to an incredible vault of data and contribute large-scale recommendation systems in ways you won't find anywhere else.

What you'll do:

• Build cutting edge technology using the latest advances in deep learning and machine learning to personalize Pinterest


• Partner closely with teams across Pinterest to experiment and improve ML models for various product surfaces (Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search), while gaining knowledge of how ML works in different areas


• Use data driven methods and leverage the unique properties of our data to improve candidates retrieval


• Work in a high-impact environment with quick experimentation and product launches


• Keeping up with industry trends in recommendation systems

What we're looking for:

• 2+ years of industry experience applying machine learning methods (e.g., user modeling, personalization, recommender systems, search, ranking, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and graph representation learning)


• End-to-end hands-on experience with building data processing pipelines, large scale machine learning systems, and big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop/Spark)


• Nice to have:
  
  
  
  • M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning or related areas
  
  
  • Publications at top ML conferences
  
  
  • Expertise in scalable realtime systems that process stream data
  
  
  • Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product
  
  
  
  

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$129,818—$267,272 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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