Senior ML Engineer - Ads Marketplace & Systems

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 228,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and implement systems that power our ads marketplace. You will build scalable backend services and statistical models to maximize value for Pinners and Partners, and you’ll run experiments to refine the marketplace’s utility function and auction mechanisms.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance long- and short-term business goals, and bring insights from data to improve marketplace design and operations.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.
• 7+ years of industry experience.
• Experience with large-scale online e-commerce systems.
• Background in computational advertising preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve backend systems and models for the marketplace.
• Define and implement experiments to understand long-term marketplace effects.
• Develop strategies to balance long- and short-term business objectives.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across the company.

Skills

Software engineering

Mathematical skills

Statistical methods

Large-scale systems

Advertising tech

Education

MS or PhD in CS or related field

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a senior backend engineer to design and implement systems that power our ads marketplace. You will build scalable backend services and statistical models to maximize value for Pinners and Partners, and you’ll run experiments to refine the marketplace’s utility function and auction mechanisms.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance long- and short-term business goals, and bring insights from data to improve marketplace design and operations.