Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Description:

Within the Ads Quality team, we try to connect the dots between the aspirations of pinners and the products offered by our partners. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing a vision for the evolution of the Pinterest marketplace. You will design and implement systems that improve the ads delivery funnel, experiments that shape the utility function, auction mechanism design, ad allocation and for deriving new insights through analysis of the marketplace dynamics. In short, this is a unique position, where you'll get the freedom to work to bring together pinners and partners in this unique marketplace.

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 or related field
• 8+ 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