Machine Learning Engineer
US$255,000 – US$332,000 / yr base salary
Posted 5 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Sr. Machine Learning Engineer”
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- Level
- L25-167458
- Expected experience
- 1+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Part-time
| Base salary | US$255,000 – US$332,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyOperations Research, Statistics (or related)
Study levelDoctorate
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 the app. Partner closely with teams to experiment and improve machine learning 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. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from Pinterest office in Seattle, WA.
Minimum Requirements: Doctorate degree (or a foreign equivalent) in Statistics and Operations Research, or a related field and 1 (one) year of experience in the job offered or in a related position.
Special Skill Requirements: Must have at least one (1) year of experience in each of the following: 1. Machine learning; 2. Deep learning 3. Natural language Processing; 4. Recommender Systems; 5. Statistical modeling and experimental design; 6. Distributed computing (e.g., Spark, Hadoop); 7. AWS; 8. Python, SQL; 9. PyTorch/TensorFlow. Part-time telecommuting is an option. Hybrid work from Pinterest office in Seattle, WA.
Salary: $ 255,000.00 - $ 332,012.00 per annum
Reference #: L25-167458
This position is not available for relocation assistance.
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