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Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Palo Alto, CA, US
Actively hiring, first seen by us 1 day ago- Pay
$248,676–332,012/year — pay source
Telecommuting and remote employment permitted. Salary: $248,676.00 to $332,012.00 per annum Reference #: L25-167819
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What you’ll work on
Full postingBuild deep learning and ML systems to personalize Pinterest
Experiment with and improve ML models across product surfaces
Improve candidate retrieval using data-driven methods
Ship quick experiments and product launches in a high-impact setting
From the employer’s posting
Build cutting edge technology using the latest advances in deep learning and machine learning to personalize Pinterest.
experiment and improve ML models for various product surfaces
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.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Master's degree in computer science or a directly related technical field
- Three years of experience in the job or a related position
- At least one year of ads infrastructure distributed systems design
- At least one year configuring A/B testing experiments
- At least one year of large-scale data analysis with GoogleSQL/BigQuery
Qualification wording
Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a directly related technical field
plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related position
Distributed Systems design for ads infrastructure;
Configuring A/B Testing experiments;
Custom large-scale data analysis using GoogleSQL/BigQuery on multi-terabyte datasets;
Education & alternatives
Job Duties: 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 machine learning 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. Minimum Requirements: Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a directly related technical field such as Applied Analytics, plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related position. Special Skill Requirements:
About Pinterest Job Advertisements
Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.
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Posting record
Report an errorActively hiringFirst seen by us 1 day ago, still listed, and not a repost of an earlier posting.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Nov 3, 20261 day ago
- Recorded sightings
- 2
- Last seen by us
- Nov 4, 2026
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How this job compares
Time since we first saw it
Day 1
Early. Similar jobs usually come down between day 6 and day 69.
From 4,296 similar postings that came down. Coming down is not always a hire.
Pinterest Job Advertisements is hiring
3 open jobs
Open jobs by the week we first saw them, last 12 weeks.
- ML Engineer hiring is picking up
- 33% of open jobs were reposted
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Where the posting names them
- Distributed Systems design for ads infrastructure; - Configuring A/B Testing experiments; Custom large-scale data analysis using GoogleSQL/BigQuery on multi-terabyte datasets; - End-to-end Ownership of Ads Serving/Bidding system design; Spanning engineering design to high-availability production launch;
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Has Pinterest Job Advertisements posted this job before?
Yes. We’ve followed 5 other Senior Machine Learning Engineer jobs there since October 2026. 3 came down, usually after about 14 days. 2 are still up.
If this one keeps the same pace, it may come down around November 17.
Large employers often post one title for several teams, so these can be separate openings.
About the role
We file this job under ML Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
ML engineers put machine learning models into products. They write the code that trains, ships, serves and monitors models so a recommendation or prediction works for real users.
Postings ask for strong Python and software engineering, a framework such as PyTorch, cloud services, and more and more often experience with large language models.
A data scientist often works out which model to build; an ML engineer makes it run reliably in production.
US government figures for computer and information research scientists
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $140,300
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 21.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for ML engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information research scientists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1221.
Job description
About Pinterest:
Millions of people around the world come to our platform 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. Creating a career you love? It’s Possible.
Job Duties: 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 machine learning 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.
Minimum Requirements: Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or a directly related technical field such as Applied Analytics, plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related position.
Special Skill Requirements:
Must have at least one (1) year of experience in each of the following:
- Distributed Systems design for ads infrastructure;
- Configuring A/B Testing experiments; Custom large-scale data analysis using GoogleSQL/BigQuery on multi-terabyte datasets;
- End-to-end Ownership of Ads Serving/Bidding system design; Spanning engineering design to high-availability production launch;
- Cross-platform metric consistency;
- Defining Engineering Roadmap; Securing VP/Executive-level resource allocation via robust technical/business proposal defense;
- Cross-functional alignment to enforce high-quality engineering standards while maintaining a speedy launch/release cadence;
- High-level operational planning: Defining and scoring Objective and Key Results (OKR);
- Conducting project retrospectives/strategic alignment; Export to Sheets;
- Developing automated on-call alerting and real-time mitigation strategies for high-severity production incidents.
Telecommuting and remote employment permitted.
Salary: $248,676.00 to $332,012.00 per annum
Reference #: L25-167819
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Know Your Rights and Pinterest Policy for more information regarding U.S. roles. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.
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- Pay
Telecommuting and remote employment permitted. Salary: $248,676.00 to $332,012.00 per annum Reference #: L25-167819
- Location & working pattern
Palo Alto, CA, US
- Developing automated on-call alerting and real-time mitigation strategies for high-severity production incidents. Telecommuting and remote employment permitted. Salary: $248,676.00 to $332,012.00 per annum
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