Pinterest

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Retrieval

San Francisco, CA Palo Alto, CA
USD 159k - 278k
Spark Hadoop Python Java Machine Learning Deep Learning PyTorch TensorFlow
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Description

About Pinterest:  

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more. 

Pinterest is one of the fastest growing online ad platforms and our success depends on mining rich user interest and intent data to connect Pinners with the most relevant advertisers. The Ad Retrieval team builds models and systems to connect the dots between the aspirations of pinners and the products offered by our partners. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a vision for the evolution of machine learning technology stack within Ads Retrieval. You will work on developing new candidate generators, shaping lightweight ranking utility functions, implementing analytical and creative solutions to improve funnel efficiency. 

What you’ll do:

  • Own the technical direction and roadmap for a major area in the Retrieval team.
  • Exemplar for technical quality - design, implementation, documentation, code reviews.
  • Develop models and systems that lead to step-function improvements to the retrieval systems.
  • Collaborate with product partners in defining the outcomes and direction of the product.
  • Collaborate and be a thought partner to cross-functional teams to build scalable and resilient technical solutions.
  • Be a multiplier on the team, mentor and uplevel team members

What we’re looking for:

  • MS or Ph.D degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, or a related field
  • 8+ years working experience in the engineering teams that build large-scale ML-driven user-facing products
  • 2+ years experience leading cross-team engineering efforts.
  • Deep practical knowledge of large scale recommender systems, or ads delivery funnels
  • Experience in deep learning, transformers, deep cross network, 2-tower modeling, etc. Hands-on experience training and applying models at scale using deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow
  • Experience with large scale data processing (e.g. Hive, Scalding, Spark, Hadoop, Map-reduce)
  • Strong coding experience in Python/Java

 

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

 

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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
$159,000$278,000 USD

Our Commitment to Diversity:

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, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require an accommodation during the job application process, please notify accessibility@pinterest.com for support.

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