Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Pinterest

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Remote
Location
San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$138,905–$285,982 / yr
Posted
25 days ago
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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $202,800–$254,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $229k for comparable roles.

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About Pinterest

Pinterest is a visual discovery and inspiration platform where people find ideas for home, style, recipes, and more. It serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide through its image and video pinboard product.

Pinterest currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $177,185–$339,078 across 70 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

The Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering joins the team to build cutting-edge technology using deep learning and machine learning to personalize the platform. You will partner with various teams to experiment with and improve models for product surfaces including Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search. Your daily work involves using data-driven methods to improve candidate retrieval and developing large-scale machine learning systems. Required skills include experience with user modeling, personalization, recommender systems, search, ranking, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and graph representation learning. You must have hands-on experience building data processing pipelines using big data technologies like Hadoop and Spark. The role focuses on solving recommendation system challenges by leveraging unique data properties to create personalized experiences for users.

What does a Machine Learning Engineer earn in California?

Median $235750 from 200 postings across 34 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build cutting-edge technology using deep learning and machine learning to personalize the Pinterest experience.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to experiment with and improve ML models for Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search.
  • Use data-driven methods and unique data properties to improve candidate retrieval systems.
  • Develop and maintain end-to-end data processing pipelines and large-scale machine learning systems.
  • Utilize big data technologies like Hadoop and Spark to manage large-scale infrastructure.
  • Execute rapid experimentation and product launches in a high-impact environment.
  • Monitor and integrate current industry trends in recommendation systems into the product.

What we're looking for

  • Must have at least 2 years of industry experience applying machine learning methods like user modeling, personalization, and recommender systems.
  • Must have end-to-end hands-on experience building data processing pipelines and large-scale machine learning systems.
  • Must be proficient with big data technologies such as Hadoop or Spark.
  • Must hold a Bachelor's degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience using AI coding assistants like Cursor, Copilot, or Codex is preferred.
  • Familiarity with LLM-powered productivity tools for documentation, experiment analysis, and engineering workflows is preferred.
  • Expertise in scalable real-time systems that process stream data is preferred.
  • Candidates with an M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning or publications at top ML conferences are preferred.

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