Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Growth

Pinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and planning for lasting memories. They are seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Growth Engineering team in developing technical strategies and architectures to enhance user engagement and growth.

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• Strong hands on machine learning background including deep learning architectures, generative AI, and large scale deployment and measurement of ML systems
• 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