Manager II, Machine Learning Engineering, Core Engineering

About Pinterest:

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Pinterest helps Pinners discover and do what they love. Core Engineering touches every surface the Pinner sees across the app and forms the front-and-center of the Pinterest experience for 500M+ Pinners every month. The Core team’s mission is to recommend inspiring & engaging pins for all our Pinners. We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer Engineering Manager II who can drive the team’s technical direction, strategic planning and execution. You'll have the opportunity to lead a team that works cross-team on various innovative projects of new product experiences, builds large-scale low-latency systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models, and delivers great impact to our pinners and business metrics.

What you’ll do:

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

What we’re looking for:

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

Nice to have:

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

Relocation Statement:

This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.

This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.

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At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

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

US based applicants only

$189,308 - $389,753 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statement, omission, or misrepresentation may disqualify me from employment consideration or result in termination if discovered after hire.