Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Science (Recommendation Systems)

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, C++, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MLflow, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Python Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Job Description

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.

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Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Science

Pinterest Labs is a group dedicated to using machine learning to bring inspiration to everyone. Tackling some of the most challenging problems in ML and AI, Labs solves the problem of discovery online and doing it in an inspiring and inclusive way.

In this role, you'll work on tackling new challenges in machine learning and artificial intelligence along with a world-class team of research scientists, and machine learning engineers. You'll conduct research that can be applied across Pinterest engineering teams and engage in external collaborations and mentoring, while also performing research in any of the following areas: computer vision, graph neural network, natural language processing (NLP), inclusive AI, reinforcement learning, user modeling, and recommender systems.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to cutting-edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence that can be applied to Pinterest problems
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize findings from data and build intelligent data-driven model
• Write clean, efficient, and sustainable code
• Use machine learning, natural language processing, and graph analysis to solve modeling and ranking problems across growth, discovery, ads and search
• Scope and independently solve moderately complex problems

What we’re looking for:

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field
• 6+ years of industry experience
• Experience in machine learning/information retrieval/ recommendation systems
• Mastery of at least one systems languages (Java, C++, Python) or one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow)
• Experience in research and in solving analytical problems
• Cross-functional collaborator and strong communicator
• Comfortable solving ambiguous problems and adapting to a dynamic environment

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

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