Millions of people around the world come to Pinterest 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.

Company: Pinterest

Role: Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

Location: San Francisco / Palo Alto / Seattle / Remote

Experience:

2+ years of industry experience applying machine learning methods (e.g., user modeling, personalization, recommender systems, search, ranking, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and graph representation learning)

Key Skills:

machine learning
deep learning
personalization
recommender systems
search
ranking
natural language processing
reinforcement learning
graph representation learning
Hadoop/Spark
big data technologies

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, a related field or equivalent experience

Role Focus:

Build cutting edge technology using the latest advances in deep learning and machine learning to personalize Pinterest
Partner closely with teams across Pinterest to experiment and improve ML models for various product surfaces (Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search), while gaining knowledge of how ML works in different areas
Use data driven methods and leverage the unique properties of our data to improve candidates retrieval
Work in a high-impact environment with quick experimentation and product launches
Keeping up with industry trends in recommendation systems

Nice to have:

M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning or related areas
Publications at top ML conferences
Experience using Cursor, Copilot, Codex, or similar AI coding assistants for development, debugging, testing, and refactoring
Familiarity with LLM-powered productivity tools for documentation search, experiment analysis, SQL/data exploration, and engineering workflow acceleration
Expertise in scalable realtime systems that process stream data
Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product

Other:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.
The base salary range for this position is $138,905—$285,982 USD.
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.

Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

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