Sr. Machine Learning Engineer / Economist, Ads Marketplace

About Pinterest :

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we're on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.

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Within the Ads Delivery team, we try to connect the dots between the aspirations of Pinners and the products offered by our partners. We are looking for a Sr. Machine Learning Engineer / Economist with a strong theoretical and data analysis background that understands market design concepts and has the engineering skills to bring them to market. We are looking for an economist who can get their hands dirty and work side by side with other engineers, to advance the efficiency of the Pinterest Marketplace. The nature of projects within this team require a deep understanding of trade-offs, founded on both economic theory and data analysis, from the ideation phase all the way to launch review.

What you'll do :

• Build statistical models and production systems to improve marketplace design and operations for Pinners, Partners, and Pinterest.
• Tune marketplace parameters (e.g., utility function), optimize ad diversity and load, implement auctions, and model longterm effects to reduce ad fatigue and improve advertiser outcomes.
• 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.
• Application areas : marketplace performance analysis, advertiser churn / retention modeling, promotional bandwidth allocation, ranking / pricing / mechanism design, bidding / budgeting innovation, and anticipating secondorder effects for new ad offerings.

What we're looking for :

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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

$177,309 — $310,291 USD

Our Commitment to Inclusion :

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please completethis formfor support.

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