Pinterest EngineeringRemote
Manager II, Machine Learning Engineering, Core Engineering
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
$189,000 - $390,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Machine learningRecommendation systemsNatural language processingComputer visionBig data technologyProduction-quality system developmentSoftware developmentSearch systemsE-commerce systemsAds systemsSQLAIMachine LearningMLNLPNatural Language ProcessingComputer VisionLLMLeadershipStrategic PlanningProduct Management
About this role
Pinterest is a platform where millions find creative ideas and plan for lasting memories. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineering Manager II to lead a team that drives technical direction and strategic planning, focusing on enhancing user experience through innovative machine learning projects.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for major areas of search, recommendations, notifications, etc for more than 500 million monthly active Pinterest users. Potential areas of impact include ML based retrieval, multi domain ranking, L1 modeling, candidate generators, sequence modeling, relevance modeling, and infrastructure efficiency and scalability
- Deeply understand the Pinterest product and drive the vision for the team, ensuring the team’s work directly contributes to the company’s goals
- Manage and mentor a team of Machine Learning engineers (L13 - L16), providing technical guidance and support to help them grow their careers. Identify team needs and hire strong candidates
- Collaborate closely with other engineering teams at Pinterest to enhance the experience for users, including Advanced Technology Group, Infrastructure, Content Understanding and User Understanding
- Provide visibility to senior leadership regarding the team’s global impact
- Partner with stakeholders across the company, including product management, data scientists, and design, to shape the future of the content ecosystem and personalization at Pinterest
- Build a culture of excellence and expertise within the team
Requirements:
- MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences, related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience leading and working on a large-scale production recommendation, e-commerce, search or ads systems that are based on state-of-the-art machine learning and big data technology
- Strong experience in related fields such as recommendation systems and applied machine learning experience is required. Natural language processing and computer vision is a bonus
- Demonstrated ability to define and drive the strategic roadmap for scalable, production-quality systems from concept to execution
- Strong focus on product impact and user experience within a consumer-focused environment
- Minimum of 1 year of experience managing a high-performing machine learning engineering team of 10+ members
- 8+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering impactful solutions
- Experience with 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