This role pays more than
86%
of similar roles. Most pay
$198,000–$260,554
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$290k
versus about
$229k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
36 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$164,695–$332,012
across 35 roles with salary data.
As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Pinterest, you will lead the development of ML systems that power first- and third-party ads measurement products, setting technical direction for scalable, trustworthy, and privacy-aware solutions. Your day-to-day involves designing, implementing, and productionizing ML-powered components such as measurement methodologies, diagnostics, anomaly detection, and automated insight generation. You’ll build and evolve data pipelines, partner with Data Science to translate rigorous methods into production systems, and collaborate with external partners to integrate high-quality signals for joint measurement solutions. Key responsibilities include establishing best practices in ML engineering, mentoring engineers, and driving technical trade-offs across teams. Ideal candidates have 7+ years of experience building large-scale ML systems in ads or related domains, strong software engineering skills in Python or Java, expertise in probabilistic modeling and experimentation, and proven leadership setting multi-quarter roadmaps and aligning stakeholders.