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About the Role

Pinterest is seeking a highly technical Engineering Manager with deep expertise in modern recommendation systems to lead a team of machine learning researchers and engineers within the Applied Science team. This role is crucial for developing cutting-edge machine learning solutions that scale across Pinterest, directly contributing to the company's mission of inspiring users to create a life they love. The manager will shape the technical roadmap, drive innovation in recommendation technology, and transition research into production.

Responsibilities

Own the technical roadmap and strategic vision for Pinterest’s next-generation recommendation systems.
Champion the use of state-of-the-art ML techniques to deliver revolutionary innovations in recommendation technology.
Successfully transition breakthrough ML research into production-ready systems that directly impact core company metrics.
Manage, inspire, and develop a talented team of machine learning researchers and engineers specializing in recommendation systems.
Partner with the team to define their charter, ensuring a strong balance between cutting-edge research and building foundational embeddings that benefit products across the entire company.
Collaborate with Core Engineering, Ads Engineering, Infrastructure, Content, and Data Science teams to prototype, build, and scale solutions to complex engineering challenges.
Partner with leadership to deepen user understanding and set the strategic direction for our recommendation system roadmap.

Requirements

7+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience applying state-of-the-art ML technologies to real-world problems on web-scale data.
3+ years of direct people management experience.
A track record of delivering high-impact initiatives across multiple product areas.
Demonstrated ability to influence peers and leadership using data-driven insights.
Experience mentoring, coaching, and up-leveling software and machine learning engineers.
A self-propelled learner who stays ahead of industry trends, new tools, and emerging methodologies.
Appetite for building proof-of-concept prototypes.
Ability to transform vague, ambiguous questions into well-defined projects with clear success metrics that drive business decisions.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex technical findings for leadership and product teams.
Strong track record of publications in machine learning, AI, data science, or related technical fields.
US based applicants only.

Skills

Modern recommendation systems
Machine learning
State-of-the-art ML techniques
Web-scale data
Data-driven insights
Mentoring
Coaching
Software engineering
Machine learning engineering
Building proof-of-concept prototypes
Communication
Technical findings distillation
LLM/Agentic workflows
Generative AI capabilities

Location

Anywhere in the country

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience
3+ years of direct people management experience

Education Level

MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, NLP, Statistics, Information Sciences or related field

Salary/Compensations

$227,871—$469,147 USD

Benefits

Eligible for equity
Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

About the Company

Millions of people around the world come to our platform 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.
Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work.
At Pinterest, AI isn't just a feature, it's a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact, and we’re looking for candidates who are excited to be a part of that.
Pinterest is on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
The Applied Science team plays a critical role in this mission by developing cutting-edge machine learning solutions that scale across all of Pinterest engineering teams.

Equal Opportunity

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.