PinterestPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Growth
Title: Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Growth
Location: San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, US
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We are looking for a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, a senior technical visionary, to be the Principal Technical Lead for the Growth Engineering team, responsible for setting up overall technical strategy, unified technical architecture and defining a roadmap for industry leading methodology for user and engagement growth. Strong hands on machine learning background including deep learning architectures, generative AI, and large scale deployment and measurement of ML systems is required.
As the Principal Machine Learning Engineer you'll be responsible for the technical direction, strategy and health of our Growth Engineering org. You'll ensure that our technology can deliver on the business/product requirements necessary to keep Pinterest as an engaging platform for everyone. This means working with other leads to set and execute a long-term strategy for the overall engagement growth of Pinterest, aligning the strategy with other internal partners where it makes sense and communicating to leadership our current status and path to having world-class Growth capabilities. You'll also foster a healthy community where all ML engineers can learn best practices, collaborate effectively and understand our technical direction.
What you’ll do:
- Develop strong partnerships with product teams to understand and proactively address future technology needs and current developer pain points.
- Champion and drive large-scale, cross-functional initiatives that grow user visitation and engagement depth of our platform.
- Act as the ultimate “advocate” for engineers on Growth including representing needs to leadership and prioritizing projects on the platform teams that ensure high quality capabilities and a world-class Pinner experience.
- Scale your leadership through both direct mentorship and via best practices, processes, training and tools.
- Ensure solid technical plans are in place for projects within Growth via direct review or delegation.
- Be the technical point of contact for decisions that impact the whole Pinterest platform via the Growth initiatives and for cross-functional partners for an 125+ member org.
**What we’re looking for:**
- Deep expertise building large scale ML systems at scale with modern frameworks.
- Knowledge of (and a passion for) building responsible and quality first discovery surfaces to drive user visitations.
- Track record of innovating and delivering large, cross-functional projects across multiple organizations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or related field.
- 10+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader leading multiple projects.
Nice To Have:
- 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.
In-Office Requirement Statement:
- We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
Relocation Statement:
- This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
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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
$267,393—$550,515 USD
Our Commitment to Inclusion:
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