Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Pinterest; California (MO); Remote; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a seasoned ML Engineer to build and optimize large-scale recommendation and personalization systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to experiment, deploy, and iterate models affecting Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search.

The role requires 4+ years of ML experience, data pipeline expertise, and a passion for scalable, real-time systems and cutting-edge research.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industry experience applying machine learning methods.
• Experience with building data processing pipelines and large-scale ML systems.
• Degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy ML models to personalize Pinterest experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve model surfaces (Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, Search).
• Experiment with data-driven methods to enhance retrieval and recommendations.
• Stay current with trends in recommendation systems and scalable systems.

Skills

Machine learning experience

Recommender systems

Data pipelines

Big data tech

Research & evaluation

Education

MS/PhD in CS/ML/NLP/Stats

Tools

Cursor

Copilot

Codex

LLM productivity tools

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 others unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It's Possible.

At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we're looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that. To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we'll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.

Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think. You can read more about our AI interview philosophy and how we use AI in our recruiting process here.

With more than 535 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:

• 4+ 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)
• Degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, or related field

Nice to have:

• Publications at top ML conferences
• Experience using Cursor, Copilot, Codex, or similar AI coding assistants for development, debugging, testing, and refactoring
• Familiarity with LLM-powered productivity tools for documentation search, experiment analysis, SQL/data exploration, and engineering workflow acceleration
• Expertise in scalable realtime systems that process stream data
• Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product
• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences, related field, or equivalent experience.

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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Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.