Pinterest · 1 hour ago
Engineering Manager II, Machine Learning – User Understanding
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$189K/yr - $390K/yr
6+ years expPinterest is a platform that inspires creativity and innovation. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the User Understanding team, focusing on data and backend systems for user modeling and recommendations, while collaborating with various teams to enhance user experiences.
InternetSocial BookmarkingSocial MediaSocial NetworkSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of experienced machine learning engineers in developing advanced user understanding models and systems, which are integral to key Pinterest products across Discovery, Ads, and Growth
Collaborate cross-functionally with partners in Product, Data Science, and Engineering to define strategy, set priorities, and effectively integrate user insights into core systems and product features
Drive experimentation and adoption of new user understanding models with product teams across Pinterest, ensuring measurable end-to-end impact on key metrics
Manage project execution and stakeholder communication, including roadmap planning, technical decision-making, risk mitigation, and progress updates to achieve business goals
Provide thought leadership in user modeling and recommender systems by setting a long-term technical vision and advancing the state-of-the-art in the field
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture
Qualification
Required
6+ years of industry experience in applied machine learning or closely related roles, with experience developing large-scale machine learning for recommendation or ads systems
2+ years of people management experience leading engineering teams
Demonstrated ML expertise with a proven track record of impactful solutions and a deep understanding of large scale distributed systems
Strong technical leadership, including a passion for driving technical direction, system architecture, and designing robust, scalable ML solutions
Benefits
Eligible for equity
Company
Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.49BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Brandtech VenturesGoldman Sachs Investment Partners,SV Angel,Wellington Management
2022-07-14Post Ipo Equity
2020-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
Julia Brau Donnelly
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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