Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Related Pins

Pinterest; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinterest is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Related Pins team. This role involves developing innovative solutions and managing a closeup ranking system for over 530 million users. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in machine learning, leadership skills, and a passion for impactful product development.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Machine Learning.
• 3+ years leading machine learning recommendation systems teams.
• Experienced in statistics and backend processing systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Closeup ranking and blending stack for 530 million users.
• Develop a technical vision and deliver outstanding results.
• Mentor and grow senior engineers on the team.

Skills

Leadership

Machine Learning Expertise

Statistical Analysis

Backend Systems Knowledge

Product Impact Awareness

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Related Pins

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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.

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 the flexibility to do your best work. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.

Pinterest helps more than 530 million users discover new ideas to help design their lives. Our users come to Pinterest to explore ideas and run more than 6 billion search queries every month. Many of these queries represent exploratory search intent and are broad, which means that the search system should be able to deeply understand this intent, and then help people explore content, personalize results, harness visual signals effectively, and show the most engaging content up front. In addition, the team also owns query refinements and modules that help Pinners narrow their search intent from broad exploratory queries, to help them narrow their results down. All of this means that Pinterest search presents a unique challenge quite unlike other search systems and the opportunity to innovate on a product that only Pinterest can build.

We are looking for an exceptional technical leader to help lead the Closeup Ranking and Blending (Related Pins) team that spans across the Bay Area and Seattle.

What You Will Do

• You will be responsible for the Closeup ranking and blending stack for more than 530 million monthly active Pinterest users, including engagement prediction, sequence learning, diversification, cross-surface optimization, shopping, as well as machine learning efficiency and scalability.
• You will be a leader in ML innovations whose impact is felt across the organization
• Work closely with other engineering teams in Pinterest to bring superior Closeup experience to our users, such as ATG, ML Platform, Closeup Product, Content Quality and Core Infrastructure
• Develop an inspiring technical vision, and ambitious but grounded strategy for the team. Deliver outstanding results
• Provide visibility for senior leadership into the team’s global impact
• Partner with stakeholders to expand impact across the company, including product management and data scientists
• Mentor and grow senior engineers on the team
• Build a culture of innovations and excellence
  
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• 7+ years of professional experience in Machine Learning
• 5+ years of proposing and delivering innovations from original research or adopting cutting edge ML research
• 3+ years of experience in leading large-scale and mature ML recommendation systems teams, in an end-to-end fashion
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, or equivalent experience
• Thrives in ambiguity, skilled in defining and exploring open ended problems
• Experience in setting and delivering technical directions at both team and organizational level
• Expertise in machine learning modeling and infrastructure
• Adept in statistics, backend, batch and realtime processing systems
• Ability to drive the team roadmap end to end
• A knack for product and impact on users of a consumer product
  
  
  

Relocation Statement:

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

In-Office Requirement Statement

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
  
  
  

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

$176,924—$364,254 USD

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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