What we're looking for

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or in a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in machine learning engineering, including hands-on experience building and shipping models for a large-scale, real-time, end-user production recommender system
• Expertise in recommender modeling, including sequence modeling of user behavior with transformer architectures, DNN rankers and generative and LLM-native recommenders
• Experience in building and operating high-QPS, latency-constrained ML systems, including training and serving infrastructure, and in owning the cost, latency and reliability tradeoffs
• Experience in industry-grade software engineering that others use as the example, and in conducting thorough code and design reviews that raise the quality of a team's work
• Understanding of content personalization and content quality as one problem, and of why cold-start and low-signal users break standard rankers
• Experience in leading technical work across teams, making timely decisions on hard tradeoffs and saying no when the user experience or the system health is at stake
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, especially in a cross-functional set up
• Demonstrated experience using AI to improve speed and quality in applied research
• Strong track record of publications and patents

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.
• 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.

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

$189,308

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$389,753 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

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