Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Pinterest

Inclusive/Responsible AI

$142-292.1k

+Equity

Kafka
Hadoop
Spark
MapReduce
Hive
Scalding
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Pinterest

Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

Open for applications

Pinterest

Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

1001+ employees

B2BLifestyleSocialDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertising

Open for applications

$142-292.1k

+Equity

Kafka
Hadoop
Spark
MapReduce
Hive
Scalding
Mid and Senior level
Remote in US
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BLifestyleSocialDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertising

Company mission

To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.

Role

Who you are

  • Experience with state-of-the-art ML Fairness techniques and Responsible AI principles
  • Proficiency in advanced ML approaches such as representation learning, transformer-based architectures, generative modeling, and large language models (LLMs)
  • Expertise in large-scale data processing tools and frameworks like Hive, Scalding, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, and MapReduce
  • Hands-on experience in building, deploying, and measuring ML Fairness at a large scale, bridging advanced techniques to real-world impacts
  • 4+ years of experience working within engineering teams on large-scale ML-driven user-facing products, with strong project management skills
  • Masters or PhD in Comp Sci or related fields
  • Passion for applied ML, Pinterest product, and working on the Inclusive/Responsible AI space

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a Sr. ML Engineer to join our Inclusive AI team, where you will drive cross-team engineering efforts in the Responsible AI / ML Fairness space. You will work closely with other engineering teams, partner on experimentation, and improve ML models across various product surfaces
  • Additionally, you will mentor junior engineers, stay ahead of industry trends, and collaborate with senior leaders to define and implement our technical strategy in Responsible AI
  • This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, build large-scale systems, and make a significant impact on both our platform and user experience
  • Lead projects focused on identifying, avoiding, and mitigating bias in a diverse range of ML applications, including Generative AI
  • Collaborate with various engineering teams to create, evaluate, and adopt Responsible AI tools across Pinterest
  • Build state-of-the-art technology using advanced machine learning methods to personalize the Pinterest experience, with a focus on making our product more Inclusive
  • Partner with multiple teams to experiment with and improve ML models for various product surfaces, gaining holistic ML knowledge across domains like RecSys, LLMs, Representation Learning, Ads, Shopping, and Search
  • Contribute to high-impact environments through quick experimentation and product launches
  • Stay updated on industry trends in Responsible AI recommendation systems and apply data-driven methods to enhance model performance

Our take

Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.

Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 450 million users in 2022, driven by uptake mostly outside of North America.

Pinterest has not been immune to woes affecting the global tech sector and made about 5% of its workforce redundant at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023. Having restructured to face a challenging climate, it is well-positioned to resume its growth, which has increased consistently year on year. Its immediate goals are to continue to grow its user base and expand the uptake of its short video product, which it aims to monetize.

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Kirsty

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Insights

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9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Worked as a Product Specialist at Google for 2 years before leaving to work on his own apps, which led to founding Pinterest


People progressing

Joined as Marketing Lead, promoted to Head of Growth Ops for English-speaking markets after 3 years. They've have since been promoted to Global Head of Editorial, a position they started in 2022.

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