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Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization Engineering

Sr. Staff ML Engineer building backend systems, statistical models, and experiments to optimize Pinterest's ads marketplace and balance long/short-term objectives. Requires MS/PhD (or equiv), 7+ years experience, strong software engineering and math skills.

About the job

What you’ll do

  • 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.

What we’re looking for

  • MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of industry experience.
  • 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, but not required.

Skills

Machine Learning, Backend Systems, Statistical Models, Experimentation, Statistical Methods, Software Engineering, Computational Advertising, E-Commerce Systems

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