Pinterest ยท 4 days ago
PhD University Grad Machine Learning Engineer 2026 (USA)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$163K/yr - $214K/yrPinterest is a platform that inspires millions to create a life they love. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will work on cutting-edge research in machine learning and artificial intelligence, contributing to large-scale recommendation systems and tackling new challenges in the field.
InternetSocial BookmarkingSocial MediaSocial NetworkSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
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 discovery, ads and search
Design, build, and test models to predict engagement for notifications (push, emails, in-app notifications)
Build content recommendation systems to power our push, email, and in-app notifications
Work on state-of-the-art large-scale applied machine learning projects
Scope and independently solve moderately complex problems
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field required
Machine Learning experience (ranking, computer vision, NLP, content recommendations, embedding, information retrieval etc)
Proficiency in at least one systems language (Java, C++, Python) or one ML framework (Tensorflow, Pytorch, MLFlow)
Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop/Spark) and scalable realtime systems that process stream data
Experience in research and in solving analytical problems
Strong communicator and team player with the ability to find solutions for open-ended problems
Preferred
Publications in machine learning, AI, data science, data analytics, statistics, or related technical fields
Interest in research and in applying ML to impactful real-world problems on the Pinterest product
Company
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
Founded in 2010
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesSV Angel
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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