Senior ML Engineer: Generative Vision & Diffusion Models

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 161,263 - 332,012; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a skilled Research Engineer to join our visual modeling team focusing on generative models, including text-to-image development. Candidates should have significant experience in computer vision and strong background in diffusion models. The role promotes collaboration with a small team, engaging in innovative projects with the opportunity to mentor others.

Successful applicants will contribute to building large-scale generative models using rich datasets, collaborating with various teams and publishing research findings in top forums.

Salary range is $161,263—$332,012 USD, reflecting experience and expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry computer vision experience.
• Experience working with generative computer vision models.
• Experience with AI coding assistants for development.

Responsibilities

• Prototype new model architectures for Pinterest Canvas.
• Read research papers and help brainstorm overall visual generative strategy.
• Help collect relevant visual training data for Pinterest Canvas.
• Publish and publicize work via conferences, paper submissions, blog posts.
• Mentor junior researchers or interns.

Skills

Computer vision

Generative modeling

Diffusion text-to-image models

Machine Learning

Education

M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related areas

Tools

Cursor

Copilot

Codex

Job description

Pinterest is seeking a skilled Research Engineer to join our visual modeling team focusing on generative models, including text-to-image development. Candidates should have significant experience in computer vision and strong background in diffusion models. The role promotes collaboration with a small team, engaging in innovative projects with the opportunity to mentor others.

Successful applicants will contribute to building large-scale generative models using rich datasets, collaborating with various teams and publishing research findings in top forums.

Salary range is $161,263—$332,012 USD, reflecting experience and expertise.