Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Pinterest

Ads Late Funnel

$222.7-389.8k

+ Eligible for equity

SQL

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas

1001+ employees

B2BLifestyleSocialDigital MediaSocial MediaAdvertising

Be an early applicant

$222.7-389.8k

+ Eligible for equity

SQL

Senior and Expert level

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.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related field
8+ years of industry experience
2+ years of experience leading projects/teams
Strong software engineering and mathematical skills with knowledge of statistical methods
Hands-on experience with large-scale online e-commerce systems is a plus
Background in computational advertising is preferred, but not required

Desirable

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

What the job involves

Within the Ads Late Funnel team, we try 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 the Pinterest marketplace.
You will design and implement systems that improve the ads delivery funnel, experiments that shape the utility function, auction mechanism design, ad allocation and for deriving new insights through analysis of the marketplace dynamics. In short, this is a unique position, where you’ll get the freedom to work to bring together pinners and partners in this unique marketplace
Build and improve backend systems and statistical models that underlay the marketplace to maximize value for Pinners, Partners and Pinterest
Define and implement experiments to understand long term Marketplace effects
Develop strategies to balance long and short term business objectives
Drive multi-functional collaboration with peers and partners across the company to improve knowledge of marketplace design and operations

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 X, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 600M by late 2025.

With this type of success, Pinterest's future feels full of possibility. Recent industry chatter suggests that OpenAI may be eyeing the platform, which has sparked exciement for some and concern for others. While nothing is confirmed, the discussion highlights just how valuable Pinterest has become. Whether through potential partnerships or continues independent growth, Pinterest is very much going to keep on innovation and growing.

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Insights

9% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Bill Ready

(CEO)

Prior to joining Pinterest in 2022, Bill was the President of Commerce, Payments & Emerging Markets at Google.

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