Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery
$314580/y-$550515/y
Pinterest3 days ago
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Summary
Pinterest is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Delivery to join their team in Palo Alto, CA. The role involves developing and executing a vision for the evolution of the Pinterest marketplace, focusing on improving the ads delivery funnel and deriving insights from marketplace dynamics.
About the Role
As a Principal Machine Learning Engineer, you will build and improve backend systems and statistical models to maximize value for Pinners, Partners, and Pinterest. You will define and implement experiments to understand long-term marketplace effects and develop strategies to balance long and short-term business objectives. Additionally, you will drive multi-functional collaboration to enhance knowledge of marketplace design and operations.
About You
Required:
- 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.
- Strong software engineering and mathematical skills with knowledge of statistical methods.
Preferred:
- Hands-on experience with large-scale online e-commerce systems.
- Background in computational advertising.
- Experience using Cursor, Copilot, Codex, or similar AI coding assistants.
- Familiarity with LLM-powered productivity tools for documentation search, experiment analysis, SQL/data exploration, and engineering workflow acceleration.
Benefits
- Base salary range of $314k–$550k USD.
- Eligible for equity.
Pinterest
Pinterest's mission is to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love. It's the visual inspiration platform where 482 million monthly active users worldwide come to search, save, and shop the best ideas in the world for all of life’s moments.
Palo Alto, CA