About the company
Pinterest is a platform where millions of people around the world come 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.
Responsibilities
- Build and improve backend systems and statistical models that underlay the marketplace to maximize value for Pinners, Partners and Pinterest.
- Define and implement experiments to understand long term Marketplace effects.
- Develop strategies to balance long and short term business objectives.
- Drive multi-functional collaboration with peers and partners across the company to improve knowledge of marketplace design and operations.
Requirements
- 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.
- Hands-on experience with large-scale online e-commerce systems is a plus.
- Background in computational advertising is preferred.
- 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.
Conditions
- This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/month, and therefore needs to be in a commutable distance from one of the following offices: San Francisco, Palo Alto, Seattle.
- The base salary range for this position is $314,580 - $550,515 USD. The position is also eligible for equity.