# Machine Learning Engineer, Core Engineering

**Company:** [Pinterest](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/pinterest)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $139k – $286k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Recommender Systems, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Spark, Hadoop, Data Processing Pipelines, Personalization, Ranking
**Posted:** 2026-02-11

> Build and improve machine learning models for Pinterest's recommendation systems across Homefeed, Ads, Search, and more. Requires 2+ years experience in ML methods like personalization and recommender systems, plus hands-on work with large-scale data pipelines.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do:

- Build cutting edge technology using the latest advances in deep learning and machine learning to personalize Pinterest
- Partner closely with teams across Pinterest to experiment and improve ML models for various product surfaces (Homefeed, Ads, Growth, Shopping, and Search), while gaining knowledge of how ML works in different areas
- Use data driven methods and leverage the unique properties of our data to improve candidates retrieval
- Work in a high-impact environment with quick experimentation and product launches
- Keeping up with industry trends in recommendation systems

## What we’re looking for:

- **2+ years** of industry experience applying machine learning methods (e.g., user modeling, personalization, recommender systems, search, ranking, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and graph representation learning)
- End-to-end hands-on experience with building data processing pipelines, large scale machine learning systems, and big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop/Spark)
- Degree in computer science, machine learning, statistics, or related field

**Nice to have:**
- M.S. or PhD in Machine Learning or related areas
- Publications at top ML conferences
- Expertise in scalable realtime systems that process stream data
- Passion for applied ML and the Pinterest product

## Similar roles

- [Machine Learning Engineer II, Computer Vision Applied Science](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/6084e23c-ceea-4ad5-8d59-88bf08627c8a) - Pinterest - Remote - $139k – $286k/yr
- [Software Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/6d8b2f8e-891e-4d59-b0b0-632d28fa07ac) - Traba - New York, NY - $140k – $200k/yr
- [Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/eff0518b-0791-4ec5-8063-9b548d70aa46) - Labelbox - San Francisco, CA - $140k – $200k/yr
- [Machine Learning Engineer, Search Quality](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/0165787d-efc5-4fa3-9f98-5fcfdd542c85) - Glean - $140k – $265k/yr
- [Software Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/66a4542e-7f62-40d3-ae76-bf096ecd50bd) - Neon Health - Remote - $140k – $200k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/296145d5-cbc5-4031-8ff2-03c1c5d52c27
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/296145d5-cbc5-4031-8ff2-03c1c5d52c27